Nypro and Novaplast

Internal market for innovation functions

How is the process of innovation managed?

The financial data concerning revenue, net income, revenue per customer and profit margins is obviously incorrect. For example, 50 customers averaging $4 million per customer would generate more than the $166 million presented, and 17% pretax margins would produce more than $10.8 million in net income on even $166 million in sales. A footnote on page 1 states that data in the case have been disguised.

How does the internal market for innovation function?

The internal market is based on two opposing elements within the organization. The company has a very good internal communications system that is in turn based on cooperation, and competition between units and teams. The entire structure is very innovative and very effective.

The first elements are teams and units. There are fourteen factories located worldwide. There is some product overlap between them, but each operates independently and must be able to supply identical product to a customer anywhere in the world. Each product supplied to a single customer and each has an individual team to support it. Both the factories or units and the teams compete based primarily on customer service and efficiency in producing the particular product it is involved with. Each factory is organized as a

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on. A chief concern of Lankton's is that as the company grows, its rate of growth from a larger based must necessarily slow. He is concerned that the company will become too bureaucratic and develop an atmosphere that stifles competition. The bureaucratic atmosphere will cause his best (most competitive) people to leave for more interesting situations, Mr. Lankton's management style might be likened to a dog breeder that puts all his dogs into an enclosed yard and throws chunks of meat over the fence. The strongest most aggressive dogs prosper while the others go hungry. At the same time, it is made clear that competition is between teams, which contain roughly 90 people, and never between individuals. The other critical factor is that the competition is current, and never against historic results. In the case as presented, the only mention of financial rewards for outstanding individual employees is the stock ownership plan. Each year about 400 employees, from all levels and pay grades within the company, are considered for the stock ownership plan. The basis for selection includes length of service, pay level, and most important, performance ratings. Of these 400 candidates, six to eight of the candidates are offered t
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