The Crucial Role of Mindsets in Innovation Efforts

Opening the Black Box in the Context of Frugal Innovation

verfasst von: Malte Krohn

Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

Buchreihe : Forschungs-/Entwicklungs-/Innovations-Management

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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Über dieses Buch

Die Innovationsforschung hat die Relevanz von Innovationen für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Unternehmen und die Rolle von Innovationen für das soziale und wirtschaftliche Wohlergehen untersucht. Dementsprechend betonen Wissenschaftler und Praktiker häufig die Innovationsprozesse, die zu gewünschten innovativen Ergebnissen führen. Dennoch müssen diese Innovationsprozesse von motivierten Individuen durchgeführt werden. Zunehmend berücksichtigt die akademische Literatur die Denkweisen dieser Akteure. Unterschiedliche Konzeptualisierungen schränken jedoch unser Verständnis des Begriffs "Denkweise" und der Rolle der Denkweisen des Einzelnen bei organisatorischen Innovationsbemühungen ein. Dieses Buch zielt darauf ab, die "Black Box" der Innovation als Denkweise zu öffnen. Der Autor verknüpft Mentalitätstheorien von der Sozialpsychologie mit dem Kontext sparsamer Innovationen und liefert rigorose konzeptionelle Arbeit zu Mentalitäten in der Innovation. Diese konzeptionelle Forschung wird durch die Ergebnisse zweier empirischer Studien gestützt. Dieses Buch leistet wichtige Beiträge zur Theorie und Praxis: zur akademischen Forschung, indem es konzeptionelle Klarheit über das Verständnis von Innovation als Denkweise schafft und unterstützende empirische Beweise liefert, und zur Innovationspraxis, indem es zeigt, wie ein detailliertes Verständnis der Denkweisen Einzelner evidenzbasierte Veränderungsinterventionen beeinflussen kann.

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Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Introduction

Abstract

This book aims at opening the “black box” of innovation as a mindset. Linking mindset theories from social psychology to the context of frugal innovation, this book provides rigorous conceptual work on mindsets in innovation efforts. This conceptual research is supported by findings from two empirical studies, and thereby makes important contributions to theory and practice: to academic research by developing conceptual clarity on understanding innovation as a mindset and providing supportive empirical evidence, and to innovation practice by showing how a detailed understanding of individuals’ mindsets can inform evidence-based change interventions.

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Chapter 2. Conceptual and Theoretical Foundation

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In this chapter, I develop the conceptual foundations of this thesis and my overall research design, which builds on a qualitative pre-study and a quantitative main study. I therefore follow an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach (Creswell & Creswell, 2017). Central to my investigation are mindsets, their role in human functioning, and, consequently, important innovation management-related considerations.

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Chapter 3. Action Research Study

Abstract

In this chapter of the thesis, I will provide qualitative insights on the complexity of innovative behavior among different stakeholders in an innovation process aiming to develop frugal outcomes. Furthermore, I will analyze how this behavior is related to what I discussed as the deliberative frugal mindset and the implemental frugal mindset (Krohn & Herstatt, 2019) in Chapter 2.

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Chapter 4. Main Study Path Model

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In this chapter, I discuss detailed methodological considerations for the preparation of a quantitative study and present the specification of structural and measurement models. Data collection, statistical analysis, and findings of the quantitative study are discussed in Chapter 5.

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Chapter 5. Main Study Findings

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This chapter presents the process and findings of a quantitative study building on the path model developed in Chapter 4. To test my research hypotheses, valid and representative data is required. The process of identifying, collecting, and examining a suitable sample of responses is presented in the next section. Identifying and contacting 886 individuals in 110 innovative German companies resulted in a final data set of 117 usable responses. Consequently, I present my descriptive findings and discuss first important insights.

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Chapter 6. Discussion

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In this chapter, I integrate the findings of my two studies and discuss them in context with previous research in the field of innovation management and related fields. This thesis’s overall research objective is to provide more conceptual clarity on the notion of innovation as a mindset and substantiate this conceptual work with empirical findings. Therefore, I selected FI and the role of a frugal mindset as my socio-economic research context and explicated four research questions, which will be addressed in the remainder of this chapter.

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Chapter 7. Conclusion

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In this final chapter, I summarize my contribution to academic research in the field of innovation management, FI research in particular, and to the fields of mindset and intention research. Moreover, I derive implications from my two studies for innovation management practice. Lastly, I discuss methodological limitations that should be considered when interpreting my findings.

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Backmatter

Titel: The Crucial Role of Mindsets in Innovation Efforts
verfasst von: Malte Krohn
Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-658-39970-2
Print ISBN: 978-3-658-39969-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39970-2