Skunk Works

Andrea Fosfuri; Thomas Rønde

doi:10.1057/9781137294678.0631

Skunk Works

Andrea Fosfuri, Thomas Rønde

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

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Abstract

Skunk works refers to a small team given responsibility for developing something in a short time with minimal management constraints. Large companies competing in dynamic and continuously changing industries have been resorting to this organizational form as a way of stimulating innovative, path-breaking projects. The idea is that the members of the team are able to escape established logics, are sheltered from pressures from other internal stakeholders, and are given the time, flexibility and resources to immerse themselves fully in the research. This entry will analyse both the benefits of a skunk works model of innovation and discuss some of its potential costs and limitations.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management
Redaktører	Mie Augier , David Teece
Antal sider	3
Udgivelsessted	Basingstoke
Forlag	Palgrave Macmillan
Publikationsdato	2013
ISBN (Trykt)	9781137294678
ISBN (Elektronisk)	9781137007728
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137294678.0631
Status	Udgivet - 2013

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Published online: 09 October 2013

Emneord

Corporate entrepreneurship
Exploration and exploitation
Radical innovation
R&D organization
Resistance to change

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