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Many Hands Make Light Work: The Influence of Organizational Culture on Idea Platform Implementation

In: Innovation Through Information Systems

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  • Timo Koppe

    (Technical University of Darmstadt, Software and Digital Business)

  • Peter Buxmann

    (Technical University of Darmstadt, Software and Digital Business)

Abstract

Recent years have seen an increasing emphasis on IT-enabled crowdsourcing for innovation in organizations. However, information systems literature has so far paid little attention to the role of information systems in idea crowdsourcing, including its relation to organizational culture. To address this research gap, we conducted a quantitative study with IT and innovation managers from various organizations (N = 81) to explore whether culture influences the implementation of idea platforms. Our key findings show that idea platform implementation is facilitated by a culture that emphasizes policies, procedures, as well as information management (hierarchical culture). Although a culture of creativity should be stimulated in the front-end of innovation, the results indicate that idea platforms are predominantly used in conjunction with a strong internal focus and set of values.

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  • Timo Koppe & Peter Buxmann, 2021. "Many Hands Make Light Work: The Influence of Organizational Culture on Idea Platform Implementation," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Frederik Ahlemann & Reinhard Schütte & Stefan Stieglitz (ed.), Innovation Through Information Systems, pages 433-447, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-030-86790-4_29
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86790-4_29
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