The main objective of this research is to contribute to innovation capability understanding. Furthermore, it is mainly focused in the way innovation capability is built and developed. Based on a multiple case study and interviews with managers, who are responsible for the new product development projects, in two innovative technologybased companies (ITBC) in the broadcasting sector, a collectio...

innovation and entrepreneurship are very important concepts and in the recent years, their benefits has been quite tangible and sensible for large number of organizations, companies and businesses in the subdivisions of industry, agriculture and the service. therefore, the purpose of the present research is the verification and ranking of effective behavioral indexes on innovation and organizat...

Technology innovation is not just a result of funds invested in research and development of a firm; it is a culmination of long-standing investments in well-thought-out processes, plans, and strategies. The chapter aims to address these aspects of technological innovations. The innovation process is a unique one, and each firm has a different style of bringing in innovation as per their require...

Workforce downsizing has become a popular HR practice by management over the last few decades. But surprisingly its impact on a number of organizational outcomes remains ambiguous. In this study we examine the link between different types of employee downsizing and organizational innovativeness. Our results, based on a survey of UK firms, indicate that the impact of workforce downsizing on inno...

introduction: today, human resources are the most important competitive advantage of organizations. therefore, university administrators should be aware of how to effectively use this strategic factor and advantage. however, innovation is also a valuable tool in confronting uncertainty, and responding to and impacting the external environment. the aim of the present study was to determine the s...

Although organizational innovation with information technology is often carefully considered, bandwagon phenomena indicate that much innovative behavior may nevertheless be of the “me too” variety. In this essay, we explore such differences in innovative behavior. Adopting a perspective that is both institutional and cognitive, we introduce the notion of mindful innovation with IT. A mindful fi...

Innovation and learning are both considered vital for a firm’s ability to prosper. In studies of organizational culture, the family-owned business is a unique context that provides the opportunity to study the tension between exploitation and exploration in the learning and innovation processes. Organizational stories are one way in which cultures are sustained over time. This paper examines ho...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply the organizational learning framework to the management accounting literature to better understand why management accounting innovations succeed or fail in organizations. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical framework integrating diffusion and organization learning theories is developed. Diffusion theory is used to describe the process wher...