Dr. D. (Dirk) Deichmann
Dirk Deichmann is Professor by Special Appointment at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), holding the Chair of Horticulture Innovation. In his research he focuses on the determinants and consequences of creative and innovative behavior, with particular emphasis on the question of how sustained and successful idea generation, development, and implementation can be achieved. Currently, he is head of the Innovation Management group at RSM and serves as an elected member on the Executive Board of EGOS. Find here a link to his CV.
PhD Track Idea Management: Perspectives from Leadership, Learning, and Network Theory
In this dissertation, we focus on how leadership styles, individual learning behaviors, and social network structures drive or inhibit organizational members to repeatedly generate and develop innovative ideas. Taking the idea management programs of three multinational companies as the research setting, we investigate, in four empirical papers using different sources and methods, how innovative behavior can be supported, influenced, or changed. Within this context, we concentrate on a) the quantity of ideas, b) the quality of ideas, and c) the repeated participation of employees in idea management programs.
The findings demonstrate that managers can stimulate employees to submit more ideas through a combination of their leadership style and the organizational mindset they embrace. We also find that people whose prior ideas were rejected in the past are more inclined to initiate new ideas. However, only employees who successfully initiated ideas in the past learn to improve or demonstrate consistency in the quality of their subsequent ideas. We further show that the embeddedness of ties in a network predicts how much time people invest in the development of an idea. Moreover, we find that social network structures dynamically evolve between one idea to the next. In particular, strong ties and a higher network size influence the quality of ideas and vice versa.
Together, the insights of the studies illustrate how through leadership, learning, and social networks idea inventors exchange knowledge, build on each other’s expertise, make sense of experiences, and become motivated to constantly generate ideas that move the organization forward.
- Keywords
- idea management, social networks, leadership, learning, innovation, creativity, ideas, initiative, idea quality, continued ideation, longitudinal, multilevel analysis
- Time frame
- 2007 - 2012
Publications
Article (36)
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Academic (13)
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Deichmann, D., Cattani, G., & Ferriani, S. (2024). Recognizing, evaluating, and selecting new ideas: The problematic journey of novelty. Innovation: Organization & Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14479338.2024.2359383
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Liao, Z., Zhang, J. H., Wang, N., Bottom, W. P., Deichmann, D., & Tang, P. M. (2024). The gendered liability of venture novelty. Academy of Management Journal, 67(2), 299-330. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2021.1425
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Szatmari, B., & Deichmann, D. (2023). The biasing effect of networks in the implementation of innovations. European Management Review, 20(3), 398-409. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12537
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Deichmann, D., & Baer, M. (2023). A recipe for success? Sustaining creativity among first-time creative producers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(1), 100-113. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001019
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Moser, C., & Deichmann, D. (2021). Knowledge sharing in two cultures: The moderating effect of national culture on perceived knowledge quality in online communities. European Journal of Information Systems, 30(6), 623-641. https://doi.org/10.1080/0960085X.2020.1817802
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Deichmann, D., Gillier, T., & Tonellato, M. (2021). Getting on board with new ideas: An analysis of idea commitments on a crowdsourcing platform. Research Policy, 50(9), Article 104320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104320
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Deichmann, D., Moser, C., & Ende, J. (2021). Talk, talk, talk: Exploring idea conversations and the micro-level foundations of knowledge sharing for innovation. Innovation: Organization & Management, 23(3), 287-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/14479338.2020.1763177
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Szatmari, B., Deichmann, D., Ende, J., & King, B. (2021). Great successes and great failures: The impact of project leader status on project performance and performance extremeness. Journal of Management Studies, 58(5), 1267-1293. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12638
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Deichmann, D., Moser, C., Birkholz, JM., Nerghes, A., Groenewegen, P., & Wang, S. (2020). Ideas with impact: How connectivity shapes idea diffusion. Research Policy, 49(1), Article 103881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.103881
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Abdelnour, S., Pemberton-Pigott, C., & Deichmann, D. (2020). Clean cooking interventions: Towards user-centred contexts of use design. Energy Research & Social Science, 70, Article 101758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101758
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Deichmann, D., & Jensen, M. (2018). I can do that alone… or not? How idea generators juggle between the pros and cons of teamwork. Strategic Management Journal, 39(2), 458-475. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.2696
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Deichmann, D., & Stam, D. (2015). Leveraging transformational and transactional leadership to cultivate the generation of organization-focused ideas. The Leadership Quarterly, 26(2), 204-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2014.10.004
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Deichmann, D., & van den Ende, J. (2014). Rising from failure and learning from success: The role of past experience in radical initiative taking. Organization Science, 25(3), 670-690. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2013.0870
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Professional (23)
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Dupin, L., Wezel, F. C., & Deichmann, D. (2024). What French bakeries get right about strategy. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2024/03/what-french-bakeries-get-right-about-strategy
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Deichmann, D., & Baer, M. (2023). Mix creativity with the right mindset to serve up innovation. MIT Sloan Management Review. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/mix-creativity-with-the-right-mindset-to-serve-up-innovation/
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Deichmann, D., Gillier, T., & Tonellato, M. (2022). Inside Renault’s community-driven approach to innovation. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2022/01/inside-renaults-community-driven-approach-to-innovation?ab=hero-subleft-3
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Tomaselli, A., Deichmann, D., & Ebbers, J. J. (2022). What makes creative partnerships work. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2022/10/what-makes-creative-partnerships-work?ab=hero-subleft-2
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Szatmari, B., Deichmann, D., van den Ende, J., & King, BG. (2021). How to prevent a rising star from flaming out. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/06/how-to-prevent-a-rising-star-from-flaming-out
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Brunneder, J., Acar, O. A., Deichmann, D., & Sarwal, T. (2020). A new model for crowdsourcing innovation. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2020/01/a-new-model-for-crowdsourcing-innovation
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Rozentale, I., Deichmann, D., & Baalen, P. (2019). Niet 'of', maar 'en'! Dude (Dutch Designers Magazin), 1, 38-40. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/115883
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Acar, O. A., & Deichmann, D. (2019). Does crowdsourcing need a cash prize to work? Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2019/04/does-crowdsourcing-need-a-cash-prize-to-work
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Deichmann, D., Rodopoulou, V., & Hoever, I. (2019). How to know which ideas your company should pursue. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2019/07/how-to-know-which-ideas-your-company-should-pursue?ab=hero-subleft-3
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Deichmann, D. (2018). Innovation is a team sport. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 34(2), 12-14. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/108777
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van der Heijde, R., & Deichmann, D. (2018). How one hospital improved patient safety in 10 minutes a day. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2018/10/how-one-hospital-improved-patient-safety-in-10-minutes-a-day
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Deichmann, D. (2017). Show me the money - Why Jerry Maguire motivation is still key to business innovation. Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rsmdiscovery/2017/02/10/show-me-the-money-why-jerry-maguire-motivation-is-still-key-to-business-innovation/#5a036b6856b7
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Deichmann, D. (2017). Design thinking: making user happiness the metric for success. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 29(1), 18-19. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/98615
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Schootstra, E., Deichmann, D., & Dolgova, E. (2017). Can 10 minutes of meditation make you more creative? Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2017/08/can-10-minutes-of-meditation-make-you-more-creative
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Deichmann, D., & van der Heijde, R. (2017). How design thinking is improving patient-caregiver conversations. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2017/11/how-design-thinking-is-improving-patient-caregiver-conversations
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Deichmann, D., Rozentale, I., & Barnhoorn, R. (2017). Open innovation generates great ideas, so why aren't companies adopting them? Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2017/12/open-innovation-generates-great-ideas-so-why-arent-companies-adopting-them
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Schootstra, E., Deichmann, D., & Dolgova, E. (2017). Can 10 minutes of meditation make you more creative? HBR OnPoint Magazine, Spring, 26-27.
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Schootstra, E., Deichmann, D., & Dolgova, E. (2017). Can 10 minutes of meditation make you more creative? HBR OnPoint Magazine, Spring, 26-27.
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Deichmann, D. (2016). Minicursus designloodsen. Dude (Dutch Designers Magazin), 1, 52-53.
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Deichmann, D., & van der Heijde, R. (2016). How design thinking turned one hospital into a bright and comforting place. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2016/12/how-design-thinking-turned-one-hospital-into-a-bright-and-comforting-place
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van den Ende, J., & Deichmann, D. (2015). Hoe krijg ik goede ideeën van mijn medewerkers? Holland Management Review, 32, 60-64.
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Deichmann, D., & van den Ende, J. (2014). A radical approach to radical innovation. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 18(2), 12-13. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/77105
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Deichmann, D. (2012). The challenges and benefits of idea management. RSM Insight, 12(4), 20-22. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/39955
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Book (1)
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Academic (1)
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Cattani, G., Deichmann, D., & Ferriani, S. (2022). The generation, recognition and legitimation of novelty. Emerald Group Publishing. Research in the Sociology of Organization Vol. 77 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S0733-558X202277
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Chapter (2)
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Academic (2)
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Moser, C., Deichmann, D., & Jurriens, M. (2023). Business before pleasure? Bringing pleasure back into workplace relationships. In A. Gerbasi, C. Emery, & A. Parker (Eds.), Understanding workplace relationships: An Examination of the Antecedents and Outcomes (pp. 201-222). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16640-2_7
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Cattani, G., Deichmann, D., & Ferriani, S. (2022). Novelty: Searching for, seeing, and sustaining it. In G. Cattani, D. Deichmann, & S. Ferriani (Eds.), The generation, recognition and legitimation of novelty (pp. 3-23). Emerald Group Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20220000077002
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Conference proceeding (3)
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Academic (3)
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Szatmari, B., Deichmann, D., & van den Ende, J. (2014). Irrational resistance or irrational support? Performance effects of project leader status. In Academy of Management Proceedings https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2014.200
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Moser, C., Birkholz, JM., Deichmann, D., Hellsten, I., & Wang, S. (2013). Exploring ideation: Knowledge development in science through the lens of semantic and social networks. In Proceedings of the 46th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 235-243). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2013.218
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Groenewegen, M., Stoyanov, D., Deichmann, D., & van Halteren, A. (2012). Connecting with active people matters: The influence of an online community on physical activity behavior. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 7710, pp. 96-109). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35386-4_8
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Doctoral Thesis (1)
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Internal (1)
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Deichmann, D. (2012). Idea Management. Perspectives from Leadership, Learning, and Network Theory. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Eramus University Rotterdam.
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Web publication/site (1)
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Professional (1)
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van der Heijde, R., & Deichmann, D. (2019). Why health care leaders should share their vulnerabilities. Web publication/site, Knowledge@Wharton. https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/health-care-leaders-share-vulnerabilities/
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Additional activities (8)
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Academy of Management Review (Journal)
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Journal of Management (Journal)
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Organization Studies (Journal)
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Journal of Management Studies (Journal)
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Organization Science (Journal)
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Creativity and Innovation Management (Journal)
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Administrative Science Quarterly (Journal)
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Journal of Product Innovation Management (Journal)
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PhD Tracks (8)
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Balazs Szatmari
- Time frame: 2012 - 2016
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Saritha Saraswathy
- Time frame: 2021 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Olga Gonzalez Salmeron
- Time frame: 2020 -
- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Arabella Pollack
- Time frame: 2020 -
- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Qi Zhang
- Time frame: 2017 - 2023
- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Jitse Duijsters
- Time frame: 2016 -
Events (10)
Award (1)
- ERIM Top Article Junior Award (2015)
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