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The introduction of the contingency theory of organizational design, which states that the best way to organize varies depending on the nature of the environment in which the organization operates, represented a significant progression in design theory.12 In organizational theory, organizations can be classified by structural and cultural characteristics. Organizational cultures are typically classified...
This study represents the confluence of two research streams under the organizational change rubric: linear/nonlinear thinking style-that is the notion that people tend to be either linear, nonlinear or balanced thinkers-and innovative intentions and resulting behaviors in organizations. It was hypothesized that a balanced linear/nonlinear thinking style and the inclination towards more innovative...
University ties are an important innovation resource for both foreign direct investment (FDI) firms and local firms. Since these university connections involve local personal ties, which are established through long-term efforts that require social and cultural embeddedness, it is probably more difficult for FDI firms to establish such ties than it is for local firms. However, FDI firms, which have...
Numerous studies conducted on the information technology (IT) acceptance specifically in developing and less-developed countries indicates the importance of acceptance as a substantial stage in the process of IT implementation. Perceiving problems, opportunities, threats and fundamentals makes this process more convenient. Considering numerous researches in the field of IT acceptance, this study provides...
This study examined how transformational leadership styles affect innovative culture, and consequently affect the implementation of knowledge-based customer relationship management in the Taiwanese hotel industry. A model of these relationships was created based on earlier research and used Bass and Avolio's Multi-Factor Leadership Questionnaire, a 12-item scale for assessing innovative culture along...
In today's highly dynamic business environment, knowledge creation is the key source of innovation and competitive advantage. Although the unpredictability of creativity makes it difficult to plan for, it is still possible to facilitate knowledge creation given that we understand the knowledge-creating mechanism. In this paper, we first analyzed the feature of knowledge creation which indicates that...
Patent citation is one of indicators surveying innovation. By analogizing patent citations of two top enterprises Cisco and Huawei in communications equipments industry, innovation and technology diffusion in both the Chinese and foreign enterprises is explored. Results argue, through long-term innovation some Chinese high-tech. firms efficiency in R & D has caught up with top multinationals;...
This study will draw on knowledge-based view to explore how different organizational culture (e.g., power distance, individualism-collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance) impacts innovation for Chinese firms. As results, high uncertainty avoidance and power distance will negatively impact firms' innovation, and high collectivism will positively impact firms' innovation. This study fills up extent...
Based on the reality of our country and elaboration of the realistic reasons for innovation of human resources management in enterprises, this paper makes some research on organization, mechanism and business innovations of human resources management in modern enterprises of our country. Taking comprehensive consideration of the economic globalization, informatization and the foreign advanced concept...
Imitative innovation is the primary strategy for many enterprises to catch up, but few of them succeeded. It is often confused that enterprises could not go beyond imitation to achieve innovation. This paper examines imitative innovation as a process, divides it into two stages, and analyzes the key resources for each stage: organizational slack and legitimacy. These two variables are the focus of...
The paper focuses on issues concerning institutional collaboration between universities, enterprises and governments. After conceptual framework is brought forward, an empirical analysis in China and two cases are discussed. Finally, the paper conclude that institutional collaboration between universities, enterprises and governments is critical to promote China's innovation as well as supplying some...
In terms of role orientation, relationship strength, network density, network location and hierarchy,this paper designs the organization structure of the knowledge innovation network involved in Industry-Academia-Research (IAR). The structure design is as following: orientation of seeking common development in forging uniqueness, network pattern of co-exists within the relationship between the strong...
Innovation in most technology driven organizations is commonly entrenched in the creation of a new product or design, from an engineering aspect or software standpoint. Innovation should be the basis of key integration within an organizations culture and business strategy where the organization looks for new ways of doing things across the spectrum. High yielding innovative company's around the globe...
SMEs are confronting with huge challenge in the economic environment of global financial crisis. It is urgent to improve enterprise's innovation ability through converting traditional innovation mode to modern innovation of integrated technology mode. In this paper, we point out some problems in the development of SMEs' in the back ground of development situation of SMEs in Henan province. In the...
This article analysis the traditional structure marketing channel, and found it have much weakness in network economic environment. Integrate electronic business and marketing channel can make up these weakness. The IT enterprises should adjust their pattern of organizational structures and operation forms, establish a marketing system covering the whole country, explore innovation of marketing channel...
We explore the effects of formal and informal links on innovation outcomes as well as their interaction with size and internal coordination capacity of the firm. The research also contributes to the debate about the effects of public and private links on innovation in SMEs and large firms. We use data for 4,820 firms in Colombia, and ZIP models, since a large proportion of firms report zero innovations...
Fostering the nation's innovation is the key role of public research and development (R&D). However, there has been little research into how to manage innovation in public R&D. This paper reviews innovation management in the context of public R&D by focusing on the following four aspects: the mission of public R&D, publicly in-house R&D, collaborative projects, and the application...
This paper examines the patterns of organizational culture in Malaysian R & D institutions. The study was based on three types of research institutions in Malaysia namely the government research institutes (GRI), private R & D companies (PRC) and universities. Results show that there are some cultural aspects that are amenable to innovation while some others are not. The study would be able...
In order to find out what is the state of corporate environmentalism in Slovenia, a country in transition, we surveyed a large sample of Slovenian manufacturing companies. Our results show that none of the identified company clusters exhibits qualities attributed to fully advanced corporate environmentalism. In such circumstances regulatory pressures and top management's personal preferences still...
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