摘要
The paper examines the relationship between gamification-the use of game elements in non-gaming contexts-and innovation teams outcomes.It builds on psychological and teamwork theories,arguing that gamification overcomes collaboration issues and generates multiple positive outcomes,particularly in coordination,alignment,engagement,and teams'motivation.The research follows a qualitative theory-driven using a case study of an innovation project.The conceptual model built through the findings offers valuable insights about applying gamification in innovation teams,namely:i)surprising teams with such a new and playful approach reduces stress among team members;i)rules and time constraints play a crucial role in teams'coordination by avoiding dispersion and enhancing focused efforts.The paper provides a set of testable theoretical propositions derived from the conceptualization of gamification in the context of innovation teams.It supports innovation managers interested in measuring gamification outcomes in teams.
