Title :
Organizational and managerial correlates of radical technological innovation
Author :
Leifer, Richard P.
Author_Institution :
Lally Sch. of Manage. & Technol., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
Interview data from eight radical technological innovation projects suggest the following factors as contributing to project success: strong support of committed champions; individual characteristics of those champions; accessibility and support by top management; and significant or serendipitous events. Factors acting to suppress technical project progress were: corporate culture; and current requirements on operating units
Keywords :
human resource management; personnel; project engineering; project management; research and development management; committed champions; corporate culture; personnel support; project success; radical technological innovation projects; top management; Consumer electronics; Continuous improvement; Costs; Electronics industry; Innovation management; Manufacturing automation; Project management; Semiconductor memory; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653295
