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The division of labour in innovation management
Author(s) -
Chakrabarti Alok K.,
Hauschildt Juergen
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1989.tb00636.x
Subject(s) - innovator , champion , complementarity (molecular biology) , division of labour , linkage (software) , innovation management , product innovation , process (computing) , business , knowledge management , innovation process , new product development , division (mathematics) , process management , industrial organization , marketing , computer science , economics , work in process , political science , entrepreneurship , mathematics , law , chemistry , arithmetic , biology , genetics , operating system , biochemistry , market economy , finance , gene
The literature shows a plethora of roles in innovation management. These roles have not provided a systematic and unique pattern of relationship which can serve as an instrument of organization. An analysis of the empirical findings shows the existence of division of labour in innovation management in a multiple role concept. The concepts like ‘product champion’, ‘gatekeeper’, ‘sponsor’, ‘business innovator’, ‘technical innovator’, ‘promoter’ etc. have some elements of commonality and complementarity. Two underlying principles can be delineated: division of labour according to phases of the innovation process and according to sources of power of the incumbents. An interaction model and a process linkage model for innovation management are developed to explain the different findings. These models help to integrate these empirical concepts and serve as guidelines for possible organization of the innovation process.