创意实施——创新研究未来走向

Idea implementation: The trend of innovation research

创新一直是学术界关注和探讨的热点。过去40多年里,有关创新的研究层出不穷,取得了丰富的成果。然而,这些研究主要集中在如何激发员工的创新行为上,即创意产生这一环节。至于创意产生之后能否转化以及如何转化的问题没有引起足够的重视。创意是开端,但需要把创意转变为现实,否则创新难以转化为价值。研究创意实施的条件及其作用机制是推动创新研究深化的重要任务。目前已有的创意实施研究在研究层次和研究视角上都存在不足,未来有必要在方法上把量化研究与质化研究结合起来,从不同的层次和视角,进一步拓展研究的范围,揭示创意从产生到实施的条件和作用机制。

Innovation has long been recognized as a core competence for contemporary organizations. In the past decades, rich knowledge has been accumulated about the antecedents of innovation. However, the prior research mainly focused on how to stimulate employees＇ creative behaviors, neglecting the transformation from idea generation to idea implementation. Creativity, if not implemented, cannot contribute to organizational development and success. It is idea implementation not idea generation that really counts. Extant research on idea implementation has some limitations. To gain a deeper understanding of idea implementation, integrating quantitative and qualitative methods and extending research level and perspectives need to be pursued in the future.