Promoting Innovation in Organizational Culture
Making Innovation a Part of the Company
I would make innovation part of the company’s culture by introducing internal competition and encouraging employees to implement their creative ideas. I would ensure participating in the competitions is mandatory and reward employees with the best ideas. I would also create innovation teams to encourage employees to work together and exchange ideas that can be used to enhance organizational performance. The teams would have a team leader responsible for setting a clear direction for the team members and acquiring the resources required to implement innovative ideas.
Recommended Organizational Structures and Processes
The organizational structure I would recommend is a decentralized structure that includes transferring authority from senior management to employees. I would ensure that employees have the autonomy to implement their new ideas without authorization from top management. According to Kortmann (2012), a decentralized structure promotes a culture of innovation by enabling the employees to exercise their maximum potential due to a sense of competition. It also enables employees to be innovative by quickly responding to customer needs, such as product improvement.
The processes I would recommend include regular performance evaluation. This process would promote innovation because employees would implement creative ideas to improve their performance and get recognition for significantly contributing to organizational performance. The second process is rewarding employees. Rewards promote innovation by creating a sense of belonging because employees feel the organization recognizes their efforts.
Organizational Resistance
I would expect organizational resistance to embracing new technology to manufacture autonomous cars. For instance, employees will be required to familiarize themselves with the computer systems used to manufacture autonomous cars. Therefore, they may have to undergo additional training that could strain them because they have to set aside time for training and still complete their assigned tasks on time.
Overcoming Resistance
I would overcome the resistance by training and mentoring employees to help them understand that the changes will help them improve their knowledge and capabilities in manufacturing cars, which, as a result, positively impacts the growth of their careers. I would also incentivize employees who participate in the training program and use their skills in manufacturing autonomous cars.
References
Kortmann, S. (2012). Organizational structure. The Relationship between Organizational Structure and Organizational Ambidexterity, 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-3630-1_2
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Question 
You are a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks. It has been a very busy couple of months for you. You have already submitted your plan for enabling innovation in the organization, including your recommendations for the type of innovation (incremental or discontinuous), a strategic plan, and improvements in organizational structures for an Internet of Things (IoT) innovation project. Additionally, you are leading a cross-functional team implementing the IoT innovation project. It is time for your final recommendations for making the organizational changes permanent. In this assignment, you will share your plans for futureproofing the company’s processes, structures, and culture of innovation in an executive summary, which your team will use to take your recommendations forward.
Promoting Innovation in Organizational Culture
Prompt
Draft an executive summary listing the recommendations for futureproofing the company’s processes, structures, and culture of innovation.
Address the following criteria in the executive summary:
Discuss recommendations for organizational changes to support continuous innovation (you can use your suggestions from the project).
How would you permanently make innovation a part of the company’s values and culture?
What specific organizational structures and processes would you recommend?
Share your reflections on potential roadblocks to making the company more innovative.
Where would you expect to find organizational resistance?
How would you overcome this resistance?
Guidelines for Submission
Submit a 1- to 2-page Word document using 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.