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BREAKTHROUGH TEAMS & INNOVATION IN ORBIT: ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUP INITIATIVES IN ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS

Bonaccorsi, Richard J
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3537-2077
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case160579351029589

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Management.
How do leaders of established organizations effectively manage intrafirm entrepreneurial groups so that they can be successful? Focusing on drivers of breakthrough groups’ performance and radical innovation, this research identifies drivers and proposes a multifaceted model providing a pathway for breakthrough business growth in an organically driven mode. The corporate entrepreneurship (CE) and innovation management literature, while helpful in describing the difficulty associated with leading CE and ambidextrous organizations, are focused on wider structural or behavioral solutions to address ambidexterity challenges and product innovation, omitting the unit of analysis—the group/team—and the drivers that influence groups’ breakthrough innovation and performance aims in a contemporary context in which organizations’ business models can change in the blink of an eye. Using a QUANqual design, the research follows an `inside-out logic’ to account for the position of each introduced construct in the nomological network, which include (1) intragroup mechanisms; (2) team boundary mechanisms (boundary buffering and spanning); (3) environmental mechanisms including senior management communication, incentives, proactive IT stance; and, (4) contextual influences. The prevalence of a mismatch between conventional incentives vis-a-vis team members’ breakthrough pursuits is also investigated. Findings reveal a paradox around top management communication, as well as the mediating roles of team buffering and spanning on the relationship between relational climate and outcome variables, radical innovation, and team performance. Overall, results suggest that that just having a top team (i.e., good relational climate) is not enough for breakthrough performance, and could be for naught should the team’s boundaries not be managed by leaders as to create buffering (from extra-team interference) and spanning (or access to resources) beyond the team. Environmental mechanisms, and particularly proactive IT capabilities and nuanced senior management communication, also matter when it comes to teams’ success. It is hoped that this work, comprising novel constructs and a unique team focus in the context of breakthrough innovation and corporate entrepreneurship, will help drive the two streams of research into new directions.
Kalle Lyytinen, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Robert Hisrich, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Yunmei Wang, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Satish Nambisan (Committee Member)
156 p.
Entrepreneurship; Management
intrapreneurship; innovation teams; boundary spanning; boundary buffering; teams

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  • Bonaccorsi, R. J. (2021). BREAKTHROUGH TEAMS & INNOVATION IN ORBIT: ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUP INITIATIVES IN ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case160579351029589

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bonaccorsi, Richard. BREAKTHROUGH TEAMS & INNOVATION IN ORBIT: ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUP INITIATIVES IN ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS . 2021. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case160579351029589.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bonaccorsi, Richard. "BREAKTHROUGH TEAMS & INNOVATION IN ORBIT: ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUP INITIATIVES IN ESTABLISHED ORGANIZATIONS ." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case160579351029589

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