TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a typology of management innovations.Design/methodology/approach The authors apply a multiple-case (embedded) design, with each organization representing a case, which entails a few embedded units of analysis. Case studies are about the base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) initiatives, during which all organizations are interested in management innovations which support them in coming up with and implementing between two and four new management practices.Findings The findings suggest four types of management innovations: efficiency-driven, externally recommended, problem-oriented, and opportunity-oriented management innovation.Research limitations/implications This paper explores and analyses management innovations, rather than testing them. As with most qualitative research, the transferability of the findings is limited.Practical implications Managers should vigorously pursue management innovations, not only in BoP markets, but also in all markets. Practitioners must, however, ensure that they are not fully absorbed by a single type of management innovation, and recognize the importance of pursing multiple ones.Social implications For academics, the authors revitalize the concept of engaged scholarship.Originality/value Surprisingly, previous research looks either into generic or specific management innovations. The typology is original, since the typology offers a more fine-grained view on management innovations. VL - 20 IS - 4 SN - 1460-1060 DO - 10.1108/EJIM-06-2016-0059 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-06-2016-0059 AU - Gebauer Heiko AU - Haldimann Mirella AU - Jennings Saul Caroline PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - A typology for management innovations: Analyzing the actual state of art and conducting case study research T2 - European Journal of Innovation Management PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 514 EP - 533 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -