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Uncovering Covert Innovation

Bootlegging, Illegitimacy, and Management’s Attitude

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  1. Stephan Eicher

    1. Nürnberg, Germany

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Introduction

    • Stephan Eicher
    Pages 1-9

  3. What the literature tells us about bootlegging in R&D – a systematic literature review

    • Stephan Eicher
    Pages 11-42

  4. Overcoming illegitimacy: How bootleg researchers uncover their underground innovation projects – a qualitative study

    • Stephan Eicher
    Pages 45-111

  5. The relationship between bootlegging and management practices – A quantitative study

    • Stephan Eicher
    Pages 113-166

  6. Discussion and conclusion

    • Stephan Eicher
    Pages 169-188

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 191-225
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About this book

It is of central importance for companies to be innovative. To maximize their innovation potential, companies often rely on formal systems and processes for innovation management. It has been shown that such attempts have the side effect of inhibiting a number of valuable innovations. Some employees proceed informally and smuggle their innovations past formal barriers. Stephan Eicher analyses the interaction between bootleggers and their management. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, he answers three primary research questions. What is the current state of research on bootlegging in R&D? How do bootleggers overcome illegitimacy upon disclosing their covert projects to decision-makers? How do different management styles and approaches affect the incidence of bootlegging? The results of this research paint a vivid picture of the relationship between covert innovation projects and the official management world of companies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nürnberg, Germany

    Stephan Eicher

About the author

The Author Dr. Stephan Eicher received his PhD in economic sciences from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Uncovering Covert Innovation

  • Book Subtitle: Bootlegging, Illegitimacy, and Management’s Attitude

  • Authors: Stephan Eicher

  • Series Title: Markt- und Unternehmensentwicklung Markets and Organisations

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31620-4

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-31619-8Published: 30 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-31620-4Published: 29 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2945-879X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-8803

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 225

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Business and Management, general, Entrepreneurship, Organization

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