R. Smeds, RADICAL CHANGE THROUGH INCREMENTAL INNOVATIONS - GENERIC PRINCIPLES AND CULTURAL-DIFFERENCES IN EVOLUTION MANAGEMENT, International journal of technology management, 14(1), 1997, pp. 146-162
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Management,Engineering,"Operatione Research & Management Science
In the present turbulent environment, enterprises compete through thei
r capability to manage innovation. The evolutionary process of the ent
erprise can be managed as a succession of innovations towards a vision
, if generic evolution management principles are followed. The results
from three empirical studies suggest also that the shared values of n
ational culture are more important than a fit with organizational cult
ure for successful evolution management. The critical cultural dimensi
ons are power, distance and uncertainty avoidance. This should be take
n into account also in the development of managerial methods.