TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing technical innovation
T2 - A systematic review of 11 leader functions
AU - Steele, Logan M.
AU - Watts, Logan L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - We take stock of 50 years of research on the management of technical innovation with a focus on identifying the actions that managers take when leading technical innovation. Through synthesizing both quantitative and qualitative studies, we categorize these actions into 11 leader functions and describe their relationships with technical innovation. We also develop a parsimonious framework to organize the widely varying criteria used to measure technical innovation, as well as the processes linking leader functions with these criteria. Finally, we offer recommendations for future research that follow from this framework.
AB - We take stock of 50 years of research on the management of technical innovation with a focus on identifying the actions that managers take when leading technical innovation. Through synthesizing both quantitative and qualitative studies, we categorize these actions into 11 leader functions and describe their relationships with technical innovation. We also develop a parsimonious framework to organize the widely varying criteria used to measure technical innovation, as well as the processes linking leader functions with these criteria. Finally, we offer recommendations for future research that follow from this framework.
KW - Creativity
KW - Functional leadership
KW - Innovation processes
KW - New product development
KW - R&D
KW - Technical innovation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129572414&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102539
U2 - 10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102539
DO - 10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102539
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129572414
SN - 0166-4972
VL - 115
JO - Technovation
JF - Technovation
M1 - 102539
ER -