The Socio-Political Antecedents of Technical Innovation

Allen, G; Burdon, SW; Dovey, K

The Socio-Political Antecedents of Technical Innovation

Allen, G Burdon, SW

Dovey, K

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Publisher:: International Society for Professional Innovation Management
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 2016, pp. 1 - 10
Issue Date:: 2016-10-06

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dc.contributor.author	Allen, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Burdon, SW https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-8593	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dovey, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8182-2166	en_US
dc.date	2016-06-19	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-10-06	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2016, pp. 1 - 10	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-952-265-929-3	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/64384
dc.description.abstract	The paper reports on a management initiative within an iconic global high-tech company to facilitate technical innovation within two teams (situated in different global locations of the company) that had been unable to produce any form of technical innovation over a period of several years. Experimenting with an action research strategy, this initiative had the practical goal of generating technical innovation and the research goal of gaining insight into the social dynamics that may facilitate such innovation. The two-year process delivered novel insights into the circumstances that enabled these teams to deliver four company-lauded technical innovations. The principal finding of the research - that social innovation is an antecedent of technical innovation – highlights the importance of alternative research methodologies (to that of the dominant research approach involved in R&D facilities) in addressing the politics of innovation within large organisations.	en_US
dc.publisher	International Society for Professional Innovation Management	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Society for Professional Innovation Management	en_US
dc.title	The Socio-Political Antecedents of Technical Innovation	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	USA	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Porto, Portugal	en_US
utslib.for	150307 Innovation and Technology Management	en_US
utslib.for	080609 Information Systems Management	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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pubs.finish-date	2016-11-22	en_US
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pubs.start-date	2016-06-19	en_US

Abstract:

The paper reports on a management initiative within an iconic global high-tech company to facilitate technical innovation within two teams (situated in different global locations of the company) that had been unable to produce any form of technical innovation over a period of several years. Experimenting with an action research strategy, this initiative had the practical goal of generating technical innovation and the research goal of gaining insight into the social dynamics that may facilitate such innovation. The two-year process delivered novel insights into the circumstances that enabled these teams to deliver four company-lauded technical innovations. The principal finding of the research - that social innovation is an antecedent of technical innovation – highlights the importance of alternative research methodologies (to that of the dominant research approach involved in R&D facilities) in addressing the politics of innovation within large organisations.

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