Software engineering / Methodological
Invented here
Internal ideas are dismissed because they originated within the organisation, rather than assessed on their merits. The term is typically used in a pejorative sense. The opposite predisposition is sometimes called "invented here", "not invented there", "proudly found elsewhere" (PFE) or "invented elsewhere".
The index uses this label for distrust of internal innovation. Its original Wikipedia link now redirects to “Not invented here”, where the phrase is used differently. The opening sentence is an editorial overview of the index meaning; the source context follows.
Internal ideas are dismissed because they originated within the organisation, rather than assessed on their merits.
The term is typically used in a pejorative sense. The opposite predisposition is sometimes called "invented here", "not invented there", "proudly found elsewhere" (PFE) or "invented elsewhere".
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