Role of Certification in Establishment of an Innovation Management Profession

Kihlander, Ingrid,1976-RISE,KTH,Integrerad produktutveckling,RISE Research Institutes of Sweden,Integrated Product Development,Certifiering,KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden,Innovationsledning (författare)

QC 20210917
A professionalization within the area of innovation management is taking place, and this paper presents a study on the phenomenon of personal certification as an innovation management professional. The study has investigated motivations for taking a personal certification as an innovation management professional, and impacts from it, addressing certified individuals, their organizations, and potential contributions to professionalization. The study was conducted in Sweden related to the personal certification of innovation management professionals launched in 2017 by the Swedish Association for Innovation Management Professionals (Innovationsledarna) and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden as a third-party certification body. Identified motivational factors covered desired knowledge enhancement, measuring of competence level, a strive for legitimacy, and curiosity. Impact from taking the certifications were for example increased knowledge, enhanced professional communication about innovation management, boosted self[1]confidence, expanded network, and more opportunities to influence. The current situation was also analyzed from a professionalization perspective as well as discussed in terms of innovation maturity and innovation diffusion.

Magnusson, Mats,Professor,1968-KTH,Integrerad produktutveckling,Produktinnovationsteknik,KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden(Swepub:kth)u1kkfj32 (författare)
KTHIntegrerad produktutveckling (creator_code:org_t)

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