Transforming industrial R&D into an entrepreneurial organisation: implications of organisational design on enabling innovation. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brook, Jacques W.
• Is Part Of: International journal of organisational design and engineering. Volume 4:Number 3/4(2016)
• Page Start: 213
• Page End: 237
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: entrepreneurial organisations -- intrapreneurship -- R&amp -- #38 -- D strategy -- research and development -- organisational design -- organisational innovation -- transformation -- commercial exploitation -- transformational change -- organisational change -- organisational structure -- business processes -- human resources -- reward systems -- ambidextrous structure -- entrepreneurship; Management information systems -- Periodicals; Computer engineering -- Periodicals; 658.4038011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-9797

Abstract

This study has sought to gain insight into the issue of transforming industrial R&D into an entrepreneurial organisation. It focused on how organisation innovation enables a successful transformation. First, our findings show that a strategy of industrial R&D to integrate intrapreneurship as part of its core capabilities led to an organisation wide innovation that required a transformational change. This strategic reorientation could not be executed through a regular reorganisation. Second, a transformation associated with organisation innovation appears to be successful. Innovating the structure, business processes, HR and rewards, consistently appears to be a determinant of success. This approach leads to a better adoption and diffusion of new practices across the organisation. For example, the implemented ambidextrous structure was supported by lateral processes, HR with an ambidextrous mind-set and a rewards system encouraging collaboration across the organisation. Third, the new operating model of industrial R&D reconciles intrapreneurship with science-based research.