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Idea Management: A Systemic View

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  • Betty Vandenbosch
  • Argun Saatcioglu
  • Sharon Fay

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abstract Ideas are a central ingredient of organizational life and ideation is an essential faculty that propels every day management action. Yet, little is known about how ideation is manifested and managed. We employ the philosophies of transcendentalism, process and interactionism to provide insights into the empirical referents of idea management. We use these referents as a point of departure in our interpretations. Rather than studying idea management in terms of lists of categories, continua of characteristics, or details about process, we explore its systemic nature and investigate the inter‐relatedness of idea generation, problem solving and inquiry. Based on field interviews, we propose idea management archetypes that reflect managers’ dominant approaches and a model of idea management based on patterns of behaviour. The study validates the notion of idea management and demonstrates the strengths of grounded theorizing. We discuss implications for theory and practice and identify possible strategies for future research.

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  • Betty Vandenbosch & Argun Saatcioglu & Sharon Fay, 2006. "Idea Management: A Systemic View," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(2), pages 259-288, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jomstd:v:43:y:2006:i:2:p:259-288
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00590.x
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