The Social Psychology of Organizations.

Innovation indicators throughout the innovation process: An extensive literature analysis

This study aimed at analyzing the influence of the innovation culture in innovation performance of products and processes in the textile industry of Vale do Itajai – SC. The study is characterized as causal, survey and quantitative. The sample included 287 respondents. Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. A positive ratio between culture of innovation and performance in innovation of products and processes was realized. It was found that innovation culture has greater influence on the process than on the product, and that the size of the organization does not influence the performance in product and processes innovation for the sample studied.

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Innovation culture and performance in innovation of products and processes: a study in companies of textile industry

The interest in management innovation (MI) is growing and the conviction about its significant role in boosting an enterprise’s competitive advantage and performance has recently gained ground. The studies on MI and its relationships with enterprise performance, which are relatively scarce in literature, indicate the complexity of these relationships. This inspired us to propose the management innovation construct and its operationalisation, which allowed for the empirical verification of the relationships between management innovation and enterprise performance. Simultaneously, we adopted the hypothesis on the mediating role of pro-innovation organisational culture. The aim of this article, therefore, is to study the relationships between MI and enterprise performance as well as to determine what role is played by pro-innovation organisational culture in these relationships. In order to do that, we conducted a survey of 301 companies based in Poland. Our research results confirmed the existence of relationships between management innovation and enterprise performance in the survey sample, although they were not very strong. Additionally, the hypothesis about the mediating role of organisational culture was also partially supported. The results of our study enrich the knowledge about the role of MI in stimulating enterprise performance and the role of pro-innovation organisational culture. We also discuss the implications for further research and management practice.

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Management innovation, pro-innovation organisational culture and enterprise performance: testing the mediation effect

Enterprises with well-developed entrepreneurial capabilities are able to sustain growth and innovation, which are critical competitive advantages in the 21st century. The purpose of this article was to determine whether the salient organisational factors, identified in international corporate entrepreneurship (CE) literature, that nurture CE capability are applicable in the South African context. A crosssectional telephone survey of 315 South African companies indicated that the strategic leadership of the enterprise should support CE, encourage autonomy and provide rewards for entrepreneurial behaviour to strengthen CE capability.

Nurturing the corporate entrepreneurship capability

Purpose – Martins and Terblanche developed a theoretical framework of the organisational factors that support creativity and innovation, and the current study aims to provide an empirical test of this framework.Design/methodology/approach – Based on a review of existing literature on national culture and previous research into Polish organisations, we developed hypotheses as to the likely position of Polish organisations on these four dimensions. These predictions were tested via a survey of Polish managers from a diverse range of companies.Findings – The key findings related to ownership – partly or fully foreign‐owned companies operating in Poland appeared to be much more enabling of creativity and innovation than their wholly Polish‐owned counterparts.Research limitations/implications – Nicholson suggested that Polish businesses would benefit greatly from the adoption of at least some western methods, but that there would be significant constraints to their adoption. This research strongly supports thi...

Do organisational factors support creativity and innovation in Polish firms

The Aims of Research

Human boundary objects - fact or fiction?

The paper highlights the need for an activity theoretical approach to the understanding of marketing knowledge and learning. In particular, we argue that activity theory has the potential to enable insights into the contradictory and complex systems of activity in which marketing practices reside. We contrast the tenets and applications of activity theory with the static, individualistic and linear assumptions which dominate the marketing knowledge domain. We show that activity theory supports the understanding of change, complexity and uncertainty related to marketing contexts by recognising and supporting the contradictory, collective and distributed character of knowledge and learning.

Katarzyna Zdunczyk

Papers

Do organisational factors support creativity and innovation in Polish firms

The Aims of Research

Human boundary objects - fact or fiction?

Knowing marketing: An activity theory perspective on knowledge and learning in the marketing domain

Boundaries in Forming a New Boundary Practice