TY - JOUR
T1 - Reflexivity and flexibility
T2 - Complementary routes to innovation?
AU - Farnese, Maria Luisa
AU - Fida, Roberta
AU - Livi, Stefano
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Flexibility and reflexivity are essential processes for organisational innovation. The aim of the paper is to investigate their concurrent and interactive contribution in enhancing two innovation outcomes (the organisational openness towards innovation and the actual innovation adoption). Participants were 357 Italian employees. Results of a hierarchical regression model showed the role of both factors in fostering the two innovation outcomes under study. In addition, results showed the complementary interaction of reflexivity and flexibility, outlining two possible routes to innovation. Specifically, reflexivity appears to be a generative learning process capable of encouraging innovation in low-flexibility conditions, whereas flexibility tends to encourage innovation in low-reflexivity conditions. The findings provide empirical support of their roles as complementary resources for innovation, which has been under-examined in the literature.
AB - Flexibility and reflexivity are essential processes for organisational innovation. The aim of the paper is to investigate their concurrent and interactive contribution in enhancing two innovation outcomes (the organisational openness towards innovation and the actual innovation adoption). Participants were 357 Italian employees. Results of a hierarchical regression model showed the role of both factors in fostering the two innovation outcomes under study. In addition, results showed the complementary interaction of reflexivity and flexibility, outlining two possible routes to innovation. Specifically, reflexivity appears to be a generative learning process capable of encouraging innovation in low-flexibility conditions, whereas flexibility tends to encourage innovation in low-reflexivity conditions. The findings provide empirical support of their roles as complementary resources for innovation, which has been under-examined in the literature.
KW - flexibility
KW - innovation
KW - interaction
KW - organisational learning
KW - Reflexivity
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UR - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-management-and-organization/article/reflexivity-and-flexibility-complementary-routes-to-innovation/E4DDF67D4E9CF72CA538BE969BEB0D8C
U2 - 10.1017/jmo.2015.42
DO - 10.1017/jmo.2015.42
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84943329043
SN - 1833-3672
VL - 22
SP - 404
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Management and Organization
JF - Journal of Management and Organization
IS - 3
ER -