TY - JOUR
T1 - Institutional context and agile team innovation
T2 - A sensemaking approach to collective knowledge creation
AU - Annosi, Maria Carmela
AU - Appio, Francesco Paolo
AU - Martini, Antonella
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - This study offers a phenomenological account of the institutional context's role in Agile teams' knowledge work. Drawing from 44 semi-structured interviews and naturalistic observations of Agile teams in the Telco sector, the study emphasizes sensemaking activities through which team members navigate daily situations, revealing internal mechanisms underlying knowledge management and sensemaking processes within Agile teams. The findings emphasize the value-driven character of knowledge creation and highlight distinctive modes of knowledge creation and utilization within teams. The study also uncovers the role of managers in leveraging high-level learning beyond project boundaries, illustrating the tension between teams' priorities and managers' suggested actions. Overall, we contribute to a deeper understanding of the relationship between Agile practices, team environment, and product innovation performance, offering valuable insights for organizations seeking to maximize innovation potential while implementing Agile methodologies.
AB - This study offers a phenomenological account of the institutional context's role in Agile teams' knowledge work. Drawing from 44 semi-structured interviews and naturalistic observations of Agile teams in the Telco sector, the study emphasizes sensemaking activities through which team members navigate daily situations, revealing internal mechanisms underlying knowledge management and sensemaking processes within Agile teams. The findings emphasize the value-driven character of knowledge creation and highlight distinctive modes of knowledge creation and utilization within teams. The study also uncovers the role of managers in leveraging high-level learning beyond project boundaries, illustrating the tension between teams' priorities and managers' suggested actions. Overall, we contribute to a deeper understanding of the relationship between Agile practices, team environment, and product innovation performance, offering valuable insights for organizations seeking to maximize innovation potential while implementing Agile methodologies.
KW - Agile scrum
KW - Institutional context
KW - Product innovation
KW - Sensemaking approach
KW - Team performance
U2 - 10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102894
DO - 10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102894
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85174044869
SN - 0166-4972
VL - 129
JO - Technovation
JF - Technovation
M1 - 102894
ER -
