Climate for Innovation - The Case of TINE Innovasjon og Marked

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the concept of climate for innovation in a mature organization: TINE Innovasjon og Marked (TINE I&M). The study is funded by Virkemidler for Regional Innovasjon (VRI), and is written in cooperation with TINE I&M. A qualitative study consisting of in-depth interviews with employees from TINE I&M were conducted to identify areas within the organizational climate for innovation that could benefit from improvement. The following areas where identified; allocation of time, vision, boundaries of radical and incremental innovation, the innovation process, communication and collaboration, and silo-mentality and intra-organizational provincialism. This study will firstly present the theoretical framework for the study, before introducing the methods used for the study. A combined findings and discussion section will explore the areas of improvement identified during the interviews, discussing why they come about, why it is important to improve it, and give suggestions on how TINE I&M can improve or avoid the identified areas.