Title: Contribution of management practices to the success of innovation projects

Authors: Victor Mignenan

Addresses: Department of Management, Faculty of Business Sciences and Techniques, University of Moundou, Chad; Carrefour Laboratory for the Analysis of Innovations and Business Support, University of Quebec, Chicoutimi, Canada

Abstract: Innovation projects occupy a privileged place in human activities; they are carriers of socio-economic values and levers of strategic positioning. This article improves understanding of the success of innovation projects in Chad through project management practices (PMP) and benefits management practices (BMP). To achieve this, the literature has made it possible to propose a model for representing success. The mixed methodology was used. It was applied to the Grand Ecosystem Lacustres Tchadiens (GELT) project. The results show that PMPs are more effective in achieving innovation management success (β = 0.38) but also investment success (β = 0.21). On the other hand, BMPs are better predictors (β = 0.39) of investment success. However, PMPs and BMPs, when combined, are the preferred lever to generate (ΔR² = 92%) the success of innovation projects.

Keywords: innovation projects; project management practices; PMP; benefits management practices; management successes; investment successes.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2024.137034

International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2024 Vol.25 No.2, pp.271 - 297

Received: 09 Jul 2021
Accepted: 26 Sep 2022
Published online: 01 Mar 2024 *