Using a Standard‐Based Innovation Management System Approach—A Catalyst for Innovation Legitimacy?

• Published in: R & D management Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 1313 - 1325
• Main Authors: Lerche, Kristoffer, Magnusson, Mats
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2025
• Subjects: legitimacy; neo institutional theory; standard‐based innovation management system

ABSTRACT This study explores how the use of a standard‐based Innovation Management System approach influences the legitimacy for innovation management—a management discipline often subject to innovation fads and fashions. Utilizing neo institutional theory as a lens, we explore how this approach inc...