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The middle manager as innovator.

R M Kanter

    Harvard Business Review
    |June 10, 1982
    PubMed
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    Middle managers are key to driving workplace innovation and productivity. Innovative managers are visionary, adaptable, and persistent, thriving in collaborative environments with future-focused rewards.

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    Area of Science:

    • Business Management
    • Organizational Behavior
    • Innovation Studies

    Background:

    • Workplace productivity is a key concern for U.S. executives.
    • Current performance enhancement efforts often focus on easily measurable roles.
    • Long-term productivity hinges on innovation, particularly from middle management.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the contribution of middle managers to corporate innovation.
    • To identify common factors in companies with highly innovative middle managers.

    Main Methods:

    • A study was conducted involving 165 middle managers across five companies.
    • Qualitative and quantitative data were likely collected to assess innovation and managerial attributes.

    Main Results:

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    • Innovative managers exhibit traits such as being visionary, adaptable to change, and persistent.
    • Companies fostering innovation have overlapping departmental territories and cross-functional interaction.
    • Key organizational factors include free information flow, budget flexibility, open-ended managerial roles, and future-oriented reward systems.

    Conclusions:

    • Middle managers play a critical role in fostering innovation and long-term productivity.
    • Organizational culture and structure significantly influence a company's innovative capacity.
    • Specific managerial characteristics and supportive company policies are essential for cultivating innovation.