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examines the relationship between organizational culture and innovation using a comprehensive practice-based framework of organizational culture. In this study, we investigate the relationship between organizational culture
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Purpose and Significance of the Study Every company has its own unique culture. A company’s organizational culture is important because it influences the organization’s actions and approaches to conducting business (Denison, 1995). It is very crucial for business to function effectively in a highly competitive, rapidly changing environment. It is recognised that innovation is of utmost importance in maintaining a proactive and entrepreneurial organization (Johannessen et al, 2001). Innovation has become widely recognized as a key to competitive success (Francis & Bessant, 2005). A review of the literature on organizational culture demonstrates that it is a complex phenomenon that researchers continuously struggle to understand. There is still debate over how to define organizational culture, whether organizational culture should be assessed only with qualitative methods, and the extent to which culture impacts organizational performance especially with non financial measures of performance, such as innovation. Studies have acknowledged the existence of a relationship between organizational culture and organizational innovation (Kotter and Heskett, 1998); and have proposed theories about its nature, and recommend that innovative organizations perform better (Hurley and Hult, 1998). Since organizational innovation implies organizational change (King and Anderson, 1995) the ability of an organization to adopt innovations is likely related to its structure, processes and values. According to Rousseau (1990) and Pettigrew (1990), an organization’s structure, processes and values are |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3224/4/Chapter_1.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
