Increasing quantity without compromising quality: How managerial framing affects intrapreneurship

J. P.C.(Coen) Rigtering; U. Weitzel; K. (Katrin) Muehlfeld

doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.11.002

Increasing quantity without compromising quality: How managerial framing affects intrapreneurship

J. P.C.(Coen) Rigtering^*
, U. Weitzel
, K. (Katrin) Muehlfeld

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Individual-level opportunity recognition processes are vital to corporate entrepreneurship. However, little is known regarding how managerial communication impacts the effectiveness of idea suggestion systems in stimulating individuals’ participation in intrapreneurial ideation. Integrating self-determination theory, creativity, and framing research, we theorize how different ways of inviting employees to submit proposals (opt-out/opt-in registration; provision of examples) affect the number and quality of submitted ideas. Our multi-method study (field experiment, vignette experiment, interviews) shows that (i) opt-out increases employee participation without reducing idea quality and (ii) the provision of examples enhances the usefulness of ideas but decreases novelty and the number of submissions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-241
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Business Venturing
Volume	34
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.11.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2019

Funding

This work was supported by Innovation Growth Lab 's (IGL) program for Randomized Controlled Trails in the area of Innovation and Entrepreneurship [grant number: AR00212 ]. Innovation Growth Lab was not involved in the design or execution of the research, nor in the preparation of the article. This work was supported by Innovation Growth Lab's (IGL) program for Randomized Controlled Trails in the area of Innovation and Entrepreneurship [grant number: AR00212]. Innovation Growth Lab was not involved in the design or execution of the research, nor in the preparation of the article.

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

Corporate entrepreneurship
Creativity
Field experiment
Framing
Social norms

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Increasing quantity without compromising quality: How managerial framing affects intrapreneurship

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