Organizational Innovation Strategy

2010 ◽  
pp. 162-191
Author(s):  
Robert S. Friedman ◽  
Desiree M. Roberts ◽  
Jonathan D. Linton
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Strategic Change ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Organizational Conditions

There are three dominant themes that run through this chapter on organizational innovation strategy: the rate and nature of change; attitudes, behaviors, and strategic change; and the role of research in organizational strategy. The first section begins with Fry (1982), who examines the interaction between technology and organizational structure in an effort to uncover how this kind of interaction affects how organizations function. Ettlie, Bridges, and O’Keefe (1984) then look into the food processing industry as an example of organizations that draw clear distinctions between radical and incremental outcomes to support their innovation process model, one which suggests that any organizational innovation process requires a unique implementation strategy.and organizational structure that is responsive to the organizational conditions, rather than a more traditional approach, that can be characterized as incremental as opposed to radical change.

Organizational structure and innovation performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisher Tohirovich Dedahanov ◽  
Changjoon Rhee ◽  
Junghyun Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Republic

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of innovative behavior on the relationships between organizational structure, such as centralization, formalization, integration, and organizational innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected data from 140 functional managers of manufacturing organizations in the Republic of Korea. The authors used structural equation modeling procedure to evaluate the validity of proposed hypotheses. Findings The results suggest that innovative behavior mediates the links among centralization, formalization, and organizational innovation performance. However, the findings indicate that innovative behavior does not mediate the relationship between integration and organizational innovation performance. Originality/value This work is the first to examine the mediating role of innovative behavior on the associations among centralization, integration, and organizational innovation performance.

THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: PROCESS THEORY (PT) PERSPECTIVE

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 875-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Min Chuang
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Process Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Stage Process

The sources, stages, and processes of organizational innovation in some of Taiwan's benchmarking companies in the service industry are discussed. Process-theory-based research methodology was used to analyze the characteristics of the innovation process to achieve a better understanding of how and why innovations emerged, developed, grew, and terminated. The stage/process model was used to investigate organizational innovation (OI) processes and factors which affected processes. Conclusions were obtained chiefly through in-depth field studies and a retrospective cross-sectional survey. Amabile's (1988) model was modified to account for differences between practices and theories. The research resulted in an organizational innovation process model that was divided into five stages, just as in Amabile's model; on the other hand, Amabile's (1988) model was modified to account for differences between practice and theory during this study. The conclusions of this research may serve to broaden various perspectives of debate about individual, organizational, and environmental factors.

scholarly journals The interplay of structural and relational governance in innovation alliances

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.J.P. Garbade ◽  
S.W.F. Omta ◽  
F.T.J.M. Fortuin
Keyword(s):  
Essential Role ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Relational Governance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Alliance Performance ◽  
Alliance Partners

The present paper aims to extend the discussion in the governance literature about whether structural and relational governance mechanisms complement or substitute each other in innovation alliances. Where structural governance mechanisms refer to the division of tasks within the alliance and to upfront contractual and non-contractual input, output and risk-related agreements, relational governance mechanisms refer to trust, using informal norms and rules for coordination purposes. In innovation literature much attention has been paid to relational governance, which is expected to offer more of the flexibility needed for innovation than the regulations in structural governance that are perceived as rigid. However, the authors argue that the essential role of structural governance as a solid basis for creating trust, especially in alliances in which the partners do not know each other, is clearly underexposed in management literature. To fill this gap, a model conceptualizing the innovation alliance from inception to performance was tested using Partial Least Squares, employing a cross-sectional dataset of 94 innovation alliances in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Austria. The results do indeed show the essential role of structural agreements in creating a platform for trust on which relational governance can strive, while a clear task division can help to reduce the complexity of the inter-organizational innovation process, by reducing the interdependency of the partners. Both structural mechanisms ease communication among the alliance partners, leading to a higher level of knowledge exchange, and ultimately leading to better alliance performance.

scholarly journals ROLE OF GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR THE INNOVATION PROCESS OF AN EDUCATION PROJECT

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-143
Author(s):  
Marco Aurélio Sanfins ◽  
Morgana Jesus Masuko ◽  
Pablo Silva Machado Bispo dos Santos ◽  
Paula dos Santos Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Graphic Design ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Teaching System ◽  
Education Project ◽  
Support Materials ◽  
The Core ◽  
Graphic Designer ◽  
Short Time

Increasingly, society is faced with the need to acquire a great deal of educational and cultural information, which is constantly produced by science in a short time. This fact makes more and more the teaching system to walk in search of innovating its tools that, in an objective way and with the desired efficiency, aim to supply this demand. This article illustrates the importance of graphic design in the production of various support materials that help in the generation of content for the different courses that are offered and make up the core portfolio of transdisciplinary studies of the present university. The importance of the role of the graphic designer in the organizational structure of the nucleus has been shown to be of high relevance, including gaining a prominent role in making decisions about the process of creating a given course.

Some Aspects about Innovation Strategy of Firms in the Industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 657 ◽  
pp. 1036-1040
Author(s):  
Cristina Fenişer ◽  
Florin Lungu
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Process Innovation ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Marketing Innovation ◽  
Market Expansion ◽  
Innovation Product ◽  
Product And Process Innovation ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
Innovation Processes

The innovation process is a sequence of activities that carry out a company's management to produce new products and services for sale. At the same time, the category of innovation processes includes, market expansion activities, and improvement of: supply functionality, production processes, equipment maintenance, distribution channels, service and, last but not least, the perfectioning of the company's administrative and management activities. In this study we aimed to analyze the innovation strategy of firms in the industry in the county of Alba. As a research method we used a questionnaire-based survey. The data collected were subjected to a quantitative analysis. In specialized literature four types of innovation are conventionally defined : product innovation, process innovation, marketing innovation and organizational innovation. Product and process innovation are closely related to the concept of technological innovation and are the categories covered in this step. From the study's result we can see that innovation is a strategic priority for managers of industry in Alba County. They believe that the most important skills for innovation is the ability to anticipate the market's development, to attact innovative people and to develope new innovative technologies.

scholarly journals KONSEKUENSI INOVASI ORGANISASI TERHADAP PERAN PR

2017 ◽  
pp. 207-220
Author(s):  
Melati Tobing
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process

AbstractThe increasing levels of competition that emerged in the community, led the organizationto keep pace. It can only be achieved if the organization want to follow the changes, bydoing innovation. In doing that, an organization often have to face problems that causestagnation in the innovation process and leads to the trauma of innovation. Those obstacleswhich are not rare also happened to the communication’s activity. Therefore the role ofleadership in the organization is very important especially on how to communicate reliably.Nevertheless, a public relations strategically can support its leader in achieving innovationby acting effectively as a mediator, which is always communicate with external public andmainly with the internal’s public of the organization itself.Keywords: Organizational Innovation, Communication, Role of Public Relations

Creating and implementing organizational innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Pauget ◽  
Andreas Wald
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Formal Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Large Hospital ◽  
Dermatology Department ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Micro Level

Purpose Research on organizational innovation remains relatively scarce, particularly with respect to social structures and processes. In contrast to product innovation, organizational innovation relies more on informal processes and relationships among members of the organization than on formal processes. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of these processes at the micro level. Design/methodology/approach Building on a process model of organizational innovation, the authors study the case of a dermatology department of a large hospital in France and conceptualize organizational innovation as the outcome of a social system represented by networks of relationships, professional identities and formal structures. Findings The findings suggest that informal networks support the early phase of the invention and development of organizational innovation. However, the later phases depend more on the formal structure. A mismatch between professional identities and formal roles and positions can prevent the institutionalization and legitimation of organizational innovation in the final phases of the innovation process. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to one case, a department in a French hospital. The authors call for future research to study different industry/country contexts. Practical implications Professional organizations such as hospitals should encourage better interactions between actors of different professional identities to support the development and implementation of organizational innovation. Reducing the perceived hierarchy of different professional identities may also be useful. Originality/value This study is the first to investigate micro-level processes in organizational innovation by combining the concept of professional identity and network analysis.

HRM practices and organizational performance in the UAE banking sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 773-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherine Farouk ◽  
Hossam M. Abu Elanain ◽  
Shatha M. Obeidat ◽  
Moza Al-Nahyan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of human resource management (HRM) practices on organizational performance in the banking sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to test the mediating impact of organizational innovation on the HRM-organizational performance relationship, and to test HRM practices as mediator of the relationship between innovation strategy and organizational innovation. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 168 managers working in UAE banks. A structured questionnaire containing standard scales of HRM practices, innovation strategy, organizational innovation, organizational performance, and some demographic variables was used. The analytical method used to empirically test the hypotheses proposed is the structural equation modeling technique using PLS. The two steps are: the assessment of the outer model and the assessment of the inner model. Moreover, a bootstrapping method is employed in order to test indirect effects. Findings – Results found that organizational innovation fully mediates HRM-organizational performance link. Moreover, with the existence of innovation strategy, HRM mediates the relationship between innovation strategy and organizational innovation. Research limitations/implications – The limitations of common method bias and cross-sectional data are discussed in light of implications for future research. Nevertheless, the results provide new insights on the influence of HRM on organization innovation and performance in a non-Western context of the UAE by testing the role of some mediators in influencing the relationship between HRM and performance. Practical implications – In general, enhancing the effectiveness of HRM can result in higher level of performance and innovation. In particular, the choice of an innovation strategy implies the use of an effective incentive-based compensation, training and development, recruitment and selection and performance appraisal. Originality/value – This study is considered the first study to examine the mediating role of organizational innovation on the relationship between HRM and organizational performance in the Middle East. Also, the study is the first study to test the role of HRM as a mediator for the innovation strategy-innovation performance relationship in a non-Western context.

Role of the family focused technologies in the clinical course of pregnancy at women of high obstetric risk

2016 ◽  
pp. 64-66
Author(s):  
S.Yu. Vdovichenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparison Group ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Married Couple ◽  
Premature Births ◽  
Individual Support ◽  
The Family ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Individual Preparation

The objective: to show a role of the family focused technologies in depression of frequency of pathology of pregnancy at women of high obstetric risk. Patients and methods. For determination of efficiency of prophylaxis of pathology of pregnancy on the basis of use of the family focused technologies complex clinical-psychological and laboratory and tool examination of 300 women with factors of obstetric risk which were divided into two groups was conducted. In the main group – 182 women with motivation on partner labors to which provided training on system of individual preparation of married couple to labors. The comparison group consisted of 118 women who were not in prenatal training and had individual support in childbirth, with the traditional approach to pain management. Results. Use of the family focused technologies during pregnancy allows to reduce significantly the frequency of the main complications of pregnancy, especially not incubation and premature births. Conclusion. In our opinion, the technique is simple, available and can widely be used in practical health care at women with high obstetric risk. Key words: obstetric risk, the family focused technologies, prophylaxis.

The importance of human resources to the innovative capacity of portuguese firms

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Silva
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Community Innovation Survey ◽  
Innovative Process ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Innovation Capacity ◽  
Innovative Capacity ◽  
Training Of Personnel

In this study I test the importance of several Human Resource variables to the innovation capacity of portuguese firms but also the effects that the innovation process generates on Human Resources. A branch of the innovation literature states that the ability of firms to innovate relies on an innovative capacity, which, in turn, depends on several factors, both internal and external to enterprises. One of those factors is the effort of firms to train their personnel specifically in order to enable them to innovate. The present test is applied to 4818 Portuguese enterprises for the period 2002-2004 through the use of the fourth Community Innovation Survey data. In order to evaluate the contribution of Human Resources to innovation I have estimated several knowledge Production Functions, mainly using probits and tobits. In that framework it is assumed that innovation depends on some inputs (as the training of personnel) and on information-flows from the existing knowledge stock (as clients). I have found significant the role of personnel training for the innovative process of Portuguese firms. Moreover, I also found that the lack of qualified personnel hinged critically more innovative performance of firms and, in addition, it is noticed that the improvement of productivuty (cost reduction) was the main effect of innovation in Portuguese firms.

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