Definition Champion
"… a man willing to put himself on the line for an idea of
doubtful success. He is willing to fail. But he is capable of using any and every means of informal sales and pressure in order to succeed."
“Champions are defined as individuals who informally emerge in an organization and make a decisive contribution to the innovation
by actively and enthusiastically promoting its progress through the critical organizational stages.”
doubtful success. He is willing to fail. But he is capable of using any and every means of informal sales and pressure in order to succeed."
“Champions are defined as individuals who informally emerge in an organization and make a decisive contribution to the innovation
by actively and enthusiastically promoting its progress through the critical organizational stages.”
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3 Contributions of a Champion
(1) Expresses Enthusiasm and Confidence
(2) Persists under Adversity
(3) Gets the Right People Involved
(2) Persists under Adversity
(3) Gets the Right People Involved
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6 Risks of a Champion
- Unrealistic idealization of one hero
- Difficulty of an ex ante identification of the “right” champion
- Problems to motivate a potential champion for “his” task
- Dependency of the organization on a single person
- Limited management capacity of a single person
- Cooperation with other key persons is not defined
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Flashcard set info:
Author: Florian
Main topic: BWL
Topic: Human Side of Innovation
School / Univ.: TU Berlin
City: Berlin
Published: 13.07.2013
Tags: Innovation
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