Methodological analysis of the composition of innovation management: competences and the impact of its elements on innovation performance

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the main components of the innovation management competence of high-tech enterprises, and the influence of different competence variables on the innovation performance of high-tech enterprises. Most of previous research focuses on the impact of innovation management on innovation performance. Few studies have analyzed the specific components of innovation management competence, and almost no research has conducted empirically analyzed about the contribution of different innovation management competence to innovation performance. On the basis of previous research, this article proposes five variables that constitute the innovation management competence of enterprises, and establishes five hypotheses to demonstrate that the five variables have a significant impact on innovation performance. 206 valid data were collected through questionnaire survey of high-tech enterprises. Factor analysis was carried out through SPSS25 to verify the factor composition of different variables and their contribution to the innovation performance of high-tech enterprises. The research results show that innovation strategic management competence, innovation organizational culture, innovation organizational structure, innovation knowledge management competence, and innovation project management competence all have a significant positive impact on innovation performance. Scholars who are interested in research on innovation management of high-tech enterprises, the composition of innovation management competences, and enterprise innovation performance can obtain useful information from this article. This paper has an important reference for high-tech enterprises to improve their innovation management competences and improve their innovation performance.