Innovation – from individual intuition to collaborative innovation. The role of individual key actor in facilitation of innovation in large organization context

The objective of this research was to study the role of key individuals in facilitation of technology enabled bottom-up innovation in large organization context. The development of innovation was followed from the point of view of individual actor (key individual) in two cases, through three levels: individual, team and organization, by using knowledge creation and innovation models. This study provides theoretical synthesis and framework through which the study is driven. The results of the study indicate, that in bottom-up initiated innovations the role of key individuals is still crucial, but innovation today is collective effort and there acts several entrepreneurial key individuals: innovator, user champion and organizational sponsor, whose collaboration and developing interaction drives innovation further. The team work is functional and fluent, but it meets great problems in interaction with organization. The large organizations should develop its practices and ability to react on emerging bottom-up initiations, in order to embed innovation to organization and gain sustainable innovation. In addition, bottom-up initiated innovations are demonstrations of peoples knowing, tacit knowledge and therefore renewing of an organization.

Urheilusponsorointi yrityksen markkinointiviestintätyökaluna

Tutkielma keskittyy kuvailemaan urheilun sponsorointia yrityksen markkinointiviestinnän välineenä. Aiheeseen lähestytään tutkielmassa yrityksen näkökulmasta, jossa käsitellään keskeisiä sponsorointiin liittyviä ilmiöitä ja ulottuvuuksia. Tutkielma sisältää empiirisen osuuden haastattelun moudossa.