How Italian companies are monitoring innovation
| Autor: | Enrico Moretto, Paola Ossola, Daniele Tonini, Anna Iside Eufemia Pistoni, Anna Maria Arcari |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Arcari, A, Pistoni, A, Moretto, E, Ossola, P, Tonini, D |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Managerial Control
05 social sciences Interactive Control Innovation management Diagnostic Control Performance Measurement Managerial Control Innovation Informal Control Interactive Control Diagnostic Control Sample (statistics) 050201 accounting Informal Control Chart Obstacle 0502 economics and business Performance measurement Business Product (category theory) Marketing Service innovation Empirical evidence Performance Measurement Innovation 050203 business & management Industrial organization |
| Popis: | The paper aims to highlight the characteristics of a Managerial Control System (MCS) that can better support innovation processes. The topic is not new, but it has been analysed by previous literature mostly from a theoretical perspective. There is, instead, a lack of empirical evidence supporting the different approaches. This study, through the analyses of a sample of Italian firms, tries to contribute in this direction. The sample of this study was chosen from Italian manufacturing firms operating in the sectors with the largest number of registered patents according to the European innovation trend chart. The results show that MCS can enhance product/service innovation but can also inhibit it depending on the role the MCS fosters. MCS can be an obstacle for innovation when limited to pursuing diagnostic functions. On the contrary, product/service innovation is positively associated with an interactive role of MCS. These, although necessary to evaluate business performance, become effective innovation drivers only when they are proposed to stimulate coordination, communication, and learning inside the groups devoted to innovation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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