Is slack good or bad for innovation?

被引：1366

作者：

Nohria, N ^{[1
]}

Gulati, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NORTHWESTERN UNIV, JL KELLOGG GRAD SCH MANAGEMENT, EVANSTON, IL 60208 USA

来源：

ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL | 1996年 / 39卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.5465/256998

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article suggests that there is an inverse U-shaped relationship between slack and innovation in organizations: both too much and too little slack may be detrimental to innovation. Two related mechanisms governing this relationship are proposed: Slack fosters greater experimentation but also diminishing discipline over innovative projects, resulting in the hypothesized curvilinear relationship. Comprehensive worldwide data on 264 functional departments of two multinational corporations support the prediction.

引用

页码：1245 / 1264

页数：20

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