This work studies the seniority and the hierarchical level of product champions. The hierarchical level is positively correlated to the size of investment of the innovation projects and the level of seniority is positively associated to the most innovative projects. The seniority of champions...

Information systems (IS) research has examined a broad range of factors influencing the effective adoption of information technology (IT). However, so far, much remains to be done with respect to the exact role played by socio-emotional processes and their influence on IT adoption in the...

Met en lumière ce qui résiste souvent aux tentatives du management ordinaire : la richesse des pouvoirs informels et l'indépassable diversité culturelle des acteurs. Analyse les innombrables ressources cachées, mutilées et inutilisées des entreprises, et les moyens de leur intégration.

Etat des lieux des pratiques contemporaines et des théories de l'innovation, pose les enjeux. L'innovation est conçue comme un catalyseur économique et social mais aussi une source de conflits entre les acteurs économiques, elle pose la question de la coopération, de la négociation, du...

We analyze the relationship between legal institutions, innovation and growth. We compare a rigid (law set ex-ante) legal system and a exible one (law set after observing current technology). The exible system dominates in terms of welfare, amount of innovation and output growth at intermediate...

The author analyses the reasons behind the appearance of a new type of enterprise - the informational enterprise - and defines its major characteristics. He emphasizes the debureaucratization and deformalization of the organization, the intellectualization of activities and the role of culture...

This study examines the relationship between the status and seniority of product champions, their cultural context and the ability of product champions to enlist top management support for an innovation project. Based on a sample of 82 French and 101 German champions, this work suggests that the...