This paper explores the relevance of the concept of self in the process of independent technological innovation. In …‐depth interviews were conducted with technological innovators from start‐up firms in IT, biotech and advanced services concerning the … subjective and social forms of engagement in the innovation process. Emerging factors in the interview data revealed aspects …

Innovation has long been an area of interest to social scientists, and particularly to psychologists working in … organisational settings. The team climate inventory (TCI) is a facet‐specific measure of team climate for innovation that provides a …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and present a model of self‐leadership, innovation and creativity … conceptual model of the relationships between self‐leadership, innovation, creativity, and organizational support. The paper also … individuals with strong self‐leadership will consider themselves to have more innovation and creativity potential than individuals …

followers' innovation implementation behavior, the psychological mechanisms of this relationship, and the role of individual …' innovation implementation behavior and that the nature of this relationship was moderated by followers' levels of perceived … and followers' innovation implementation behavior. Research limitations/implications – The paper is based on a cross …

Since 1980, there has been an increasing interest in the area of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development … and Central Europe, and some of the Republics of the former USSR. Universities in these geographic areas were surveyed …

enhance the entrepreneurial behaviors of a firm’s employees ‐ firms may increase their success with innovation. We …, organizational structure with shared vision and values increases a firm’s breadth and depth of commercialized innovations. Our …

There is a need for individual‐level research into innovation, which departs from the traditions of mainstream … creativity research. A working definition is given which enables innovation to be distinguished from creativity, and a … qualitative study, examining individual experiences of innovation, is described. Unstructured interviews were carried out with 27 …