Specific Type Of Innovation Research Articles

How knowledge-based HRM practices affects aspects of innovation capability through knowledge management: the moderating role of innovative culture

Purpose Given the important of knowledge resource and human capital for improving innovation competence, the purpose of this study is to examine the influence of knowledge-based HRM practices on product and process innovation of firms via the mediating role of knowledge management capability and moderating role of innovative culture. Design/methodology/approach The paper used structural equation modeling and empirical data collected from 271 participants in 156 manufacturing and service firms to examine the level of how knowledge-based HRM practices and knowledge management affect product and process innovation under the moderating role of innovative culture. Findings The research findings confirm the mediating roles of knowledge management between knowledge-based HRM practices and two specific types of innovation namely product and process innovation. It also firstly reveals the positive moderating role of innovative culture in enhancing the effects of knowledge management on product innovation. The results underline the necessity of building an innovative climate and knowledge-based HRM practices to stimulate knowledge management for improving innovation capability of firms in the developing and emerging markets. Research limitations/implications The paper helps bring deeper insights to leaders and practitioners about the new knowledge-based approach that enhances innovation competence for organizations. Originality/value The paper significantly contributed to theoretical and practical initiatives on theory of HRM practices and knowledge management by showing different moderating and mediating mechanism thereby firms can follow to enhance innovation capability of firms in developing and emerging markets.

The analysis of firm web data for predicting company innovativeness: a comparison across different types of innovation

ABSTRACT This paper investigates which of the core types of innovation can be best predicted based on ’firms’ website data. In particular, we focus on four distinct key standard types of innovations in firms: product, process, organisational, and marketing innovation. Web mining of textual data on the websites of firms from Estonia, combined with the application of artificial intelligence (AI) methods, turned out to be a suitable approach to predict firm-level innovation indicators. The key novel addition to the existing literature is the finding that web mining is more applicable to predicting marketing innovation than the other three core types of innovation. As AI-based models are often black-box in nature, for transparency, we use an explainable AI approach (SHAP - SHapley Additive exPlanations), where we look at the most important words predicting a particular type of innovation. Our models confirm that the marketing innovation indicator from survey data was clearly related to marketing-related terms on the ’firms’ websites. In contrast, the results on the relevant words on websites for other innovation indicators were much less clear. Our analysis concludes that the effectiveness of web-scraping and web-text-based AI approaches in predicting cost-effective, granular and timely firm-level innovation indicators varies according to the type of innovation considered.

Applying knowledge-based human resource management to drive innovation: the roles of knowledge sharing and competitive intensity

PurposeGiven the increasingly important role of knowledge capital on key outcomes and innovation capabilities of organizations, this paper aims to investigate the influences of knowledge-based human resource management (KHRM) practices on innovation capability of firms via mediating role of knowledge sharing (KS). This study also examines whether competitive intensity moderates the effects of KS behaviors on specific aspects of innovation capability, namely, product and process innovation.Design/methodology/approachThis paper used structural equation modeling to examine the level of how KHRM practices and KS impact on two types of innovation capability, namely, product innovation and process innovation using data collected from 265 participants in 112 manufacturing and service firms in Vietnam.FindingsThe research findings confirm the mediating roles of KS behaviors between KHRM practices and two specific types of innovation. Besides, the paper first reveals the moderating role of competitive intensity in the relationships between KS and product innovation. The results underline the necessity of building a climate of KHRM practices to stimulate employees sharing knowledge, which, in turn, positively promotes innovation capabilities in an organization.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should investigate the impact of different forms of human resource management (HRM) practices on innovation via the mediating effects of certain aspects of KS to bring better understanding on the importance of HRM practices and knowledge resources in pursuing innovation competence.Practical implicationsThis paper offers leaders a deeper understanding of potential effects of competitive intensity and environmental factors to promote innovation capabilities in their firms.Originality/valueThis paper has significant contributed to theoretical and practical initiatives on theory of HRM practices and knowledge management by showing different moderating and mediating mechanism thereby firms can follow to enhance innovation capability of firms in developing and emerging markets.

Does enabling control systems and relational capabilities foster conflict management in innovation ecosystems?

PurposeThis paper aims to analyze the effects of enabling management control systems (MCSs) and relational capabilities (interorganizational learning and coordination) on conflict management in innovation ecosystems.Design/methodology/approachShedding light on relational governance, structural equation modeling (symmetric analysis) and qualitative comparative fuzzy-set analysis (asymmetric analysis) were applied to a sample of 164 Brazilian firms associated with science and technology parks (STPs), a specific type of innovation ecosystem.FindingsThe results of the symmetric analysis showed that enabling MCSs have a direct and positive effect on conflict management, as well indirect effects through interorganizational learning and coordination. The results of the asymmetric analysis indicated four solutions to promote high levels of conflict management, with enabling MCS solutions standing out, as they are present in the majority of cases in the sample.Originality/valueInterorganizational conflict in innovation ecosystems are inevitable, but the previous literature is inconclusive about how the interrelation between MCS and relational capabilities can foster the management of these conflicts. By providing evidence on the predictors and solutions that lead to high levels of conflict management, this study presents valuable insights into how firms and STPs can mutually promote organizational and relational benefits throughout the innovation activities developed among those involved in innovation ecosystems.

The role of market competition for knowledge competencies, R&D and innovation: an empirical analysis for German firms

PurposeKnowledge competencies and (R&D) activities are one of the most important sources of innovation and have been widely discussed in the literature. In comparison, the role of the competitive environment for the innovation activities of firms is still open to debate and has not been fully understood yet. Therefore, this paper intends to provide new evidence on the interaction between knowledge competencies and R&D activities of firms on the one side and their competitiveness in the market environment on the other. In particular, the moderating function of market competition is explored. In this respect, the analysis covers the main innovation types as well as both sectors, manufacturing and services.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical analysis is based on a three years panel dataset of German manufacturing and service firms obtained from Mannheim Innovation Panel (MIP) and Community Innovation Surveys (CISs: 2011, 2013 and 2015). For the estimation, a binary instrumental variable treatment model with Heckman selection method is used. Also, it provides a suitable approach to estimating the binary variables in order to cope with endogeneity concerns.FindingsThe estimation results show that R&D activities and knowledge competencies are positively related to innovation activities of different types conditioned on firms' specific perception of their competitive environment, in terms of outdated products/services as well as strong competition from abroad. Most importantly, the results from the moderation estimation reveal that there is a significant difference between the manufacturing and service sector. Service firms engage more in internal R&D activities on generating product innovations while the manufacturing firms conduct more external R&D on specific types of innovation. Further, the authors find that strong competition from abroad positively and significantly reinforces the effect of knowledge competencies on innovation activities for more types in services than in manufacturing. In contrast, outdated products and services tend to decline the effect of knowledge competencies for some innovation types in both sectors. The authors also observe a positive and significant reinforcement effect on knowledge competencies. However, it is found more beneficial for service firms since they can employ more innovation strategies.Originality/valueThe focus of the study is mainly on the impact of firms' competitive environment on innovation activities in various types through its interaction with knowledge competencies and R&D activities, across manufacturing and service firms.

Determining the role of sources of knowledge and IT resources for stimulating firm innovation capability: a PLS-SEM approach

PurposeDrawing on the knowledge-based view (KBV), the research examines the impact of knowledge sources (internal and external knowledge sources) on two aspects of innovation radical and incremental innovation. Additionally, the research seeks to provide deeper insight into the link between the variables by studying how information technology (IT) resources mediate the relationship between knowledge sources and innovation capability.Design/methodology/approachThe study assessed the relationship between latent variables using a quantitative research approach and variance-based structural equation modelling on a sample of 380 individuals from 83 Pakistani manufacturing and service firms.FindingsThe study's results revealed a significant impact of knowledge sources (internal and external knowledge sources) on radical and incremental innovation. Further, the study examines the mediating role of IT resources in connecting knowledge sources and a firm's innovation capability.Research limitations/implicationsFuture studies should investigate the association among the constructs under the moderating roles of environmental turbulence to provide insight into the relationship between knowledge sources, IT resources, and innovation capability.Practical implicationsThe paper provides evidence that knowledge sources and IT resources are the key driving factors of innovation capability. Managers and directors of firms in developing and emerging countries should establish firms' knowledge sources and IT resources to improve innovation capability.Originality/valueThere is a scarcity of studies that has explored the relationship between sources of knowledge, IT resources, and specific types of innovation, namely radical and incremental innovation. The paper helps fill research gaps in the literature and advances understanding of how knowledge sources, directly and indirectly, stimulate firms' innovation capabilities via the mediating role of IT resources.

Innovation ambidexterity effects on product innovation performance: the mediating role of decentralization

PurposeThe purpose of the study was to analyse the impact of innovation ambidexterity represented by explorative and exploitative innovation capabilities and their combined effects on product innovation performance and to prove the mediating effect of decentralization.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses partial least squares for structural equation models and SmartPLS version 3.3.1 on a sample of 174 Romanian medium- and large-sized firms from the IT industry to test six research hypotheses. To measure innovation ambidexterity, the orthogonal approach was used, conceptualizing innovation ambidexterity as a multidimensional, second-order construct composed of explorative and exploitative innovation capabilities. Innovation ambidexterity was conceptualized as a multiplicative term of both explorative and exploitative innovation capabilities.FindingsThe empirical results prove that innovation ambidexterity is positively correlated with product innovation performance, while decentralization is mediating the impact of innovation ambidexterity on product innovation performance in the IT industry.Research limitations/implicationsThe data was based on self-reported assessments of senior executives. While innovation ambidexterity may influence product innovation performance in the long term, such long-term effects are not assessed. Other studies found a moderating effect between centralization or decentralization and ambidexterity, while we found that it has a mediating effect.Practical implicationsIn the context of innovation capability, the combination of explorative or exploitative capabilities may lead to a better synergy. Innovation ambidexterity influences product innovation performance through a synergistic effect, making the simultaneous combination of capabilities useful for firms willing to make efficient use of existing resources and make their capabilities mutually supportive. Moreover, for senior executives, the effects of decentralization as a mediator provide further incentive to include it in their development of firms' innovation capabilities.Originality/valueThis study extends findings of other studies by contributing to a deeper examination of the effects of decentralization, on innovation outcomes by focusing on a specific type of innovation, product innovation. Moreover, since innovation capability is often studied in small firms or in the manufacturing industry, this study contributes to the research on innovation capability and the consequences on innovation capability in the services sector and medium- and large-sized companies. By proving that decentralization mediates the effects of innovation ambidexterity on product innovation performance, it enables reconsideration of the organizational structure role in fostering innovation.

Sustainability-Oriented Macro Trends and Innovation Types—Exploring Different Organization Types Tackling the Global Sustainability Megatrend

The prevailing environmental and social challenges worldwide require comprehensive and sustainability-oriented changes in central areas of society—endeavors that call for more sustainability-oriented innovations. Sustainability can be understood as a megatrend within our society comprising sustainability-oriented macro trends such as Agricultural Innovation, Circular Economy, or Clean Tech. In line with this conceptualization, the current paper analyzes to what extent different types of organizations, such as startups and established companies, have been tackling sustainability-oriented macro trends and how much they have been focusing on sustainability-oriented innovation activities within their organization types. For the study, 758 organizations from the Trendexplorer database were examined through univariate and bivariate analyses. The results underscore that sustainability can be perceived as a key driver of structural change by illustrating that different organization types focus on multiple yet diverse sustainability-oriented macro trends simultaneously while concentrating on a specific type of innovation, whereby all three types of innovations (technological, marketing, and product and service innovations) can be integrated.

10.I. Workshop: Lessons from funding programmes for the development and testing of new care and payment models

Abstract To keep health care sustainable while ensuring that patients receive the best possible care, there is a need to find suitable ways of organising and structuring health care that are better applicable to for example the treatment of non-communicable diseases and multimorbidity. Improving coordination processes across different health and social care actors is crucial and as pressures on health systems have mounted, there has been increasing interest in how different methods of delivering or paying for healthcare can help in achieving overall health system goals. Some countries have set up specific ‘Innovation funds' to support the testing of new care and payment models. In this workshop we will have a closer look at how such dedicated funding programmes can be used as a tool to foster this particular type of innovation. This is especially valuable for participants who are interested in the initial or further development of such funding streams. The workshop will have the format of a regular workshop and will start with four presentations followed by ample time for an interactive discussion on specific subtopics or questions raised by the audience. Key messages This workshop will allow for cross country learning and evaluation of funding programmes that invest in new care and payment models and create opportunities for shared learning and collaboration. This workshop will also draw more attention towards current developments on how new care and payment models can be developed, invested in and implemented.

Role of collaborative culture and knowledge management process for stimulating radical and incremental innovation: a comparative moderation approach

PurposeThe primary objective of this study is to assess the role of a collaborative culture in the organization’s knowledge management process (KMP) and how it is associated with radical and incremental innovation under the moderating role of ownership formapjm in Pakistani firms.Design/methodology/approachThis research used the quantitative method and structural equation modeling approach to examine hypotheses with data obtained by the survey from 280 participants in 85 Pakistani firms.FindingsThe findings of this study indicate that the KMP significantly mediates between collaborative culture and two specific types of innovation, namely radical innovation and incremental innovation. In addition, the ownership form can serve as a moderator in the relationship between KMP and innovation capability.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should explore the moderating impact of other strategic or behavioral factors, such as self-efficacy, job experience, education level, optimism and organizational support, to better clarify the association between these latent constructs.Practical implicationsThis research provides leaders with a better view of the mechanism of knowledge management and the impact of ownership form and possible influences in their organizations to foster innovation capabilities.Originality/valueThis paper has prompted theoretical and practical attempts on innovation management theory that allow firms to recognize the necessary factors and processes to improve the firm’s innovation capability.

Innovation of Polish family and non-family businesses

Purpose: The study aimed to identify differences in the level of innovation of the two types of firms – family (FB) and non-family (NFB) – and understand how the expectations of the management and/or business owners vary regarding the impact of innovations on business performance. Design/methodology/approach: Research questions were formulated based on the review of the findings of the surveys that compared innovation in family and non-family firms worldwide. Then, empirical research was conducted in 334 family and non-family firms in Poland. Findings: The findings do not confirm significant differences in the level of product innovation between FB and NFB. On the other hand, they point to a higher level of innovation measured with the number of process innovations in NFB. Research shows that firms rate the degree to which the expectations of innovation effects were fulfilled relatively low in both types of firms. Research limitations/implications: The applied measurement of the level of innovation according to the number of implemented innovations does not take into account their qualitative aspect, whether they are radical or incremental. The survey (questionnaire and interview) was based solely on the number of innovations declared as implemented by the respondents. Practical implications: The survey findings should inspire managers of family and non-family firms to analyze both the expected effects of the implementation of a particular type of innovation and to assess its actual outcomes. Social implications: Studies show that FB are not less innovative when it comes to implementing new or modified products and services. This contradicts both the opinions and some research results about the conservatism of FB or their stronger orientation towards family goals at the expense of a firm’s growth. Originality/value: This comparative study on FB and NFB innovation fills a gap in the area where knowledge concerning this issue is still scarce in Poland

Exploring the Relationship Between Regulation’s Strictness and Destabilizing Innovation

This paper provides a first look at how a firm’s likelihood of engaging in destabilizing innovation—as opposed to consolidating innovation—is affected by the strictness of the regulation in the focal firm’s industry. Although there has been past work in the management literature exploring the characteristics that distinguish the two different types of innovation, there has not been much work on how regulation can influence a firm’s inclination to engage in more or less of either type of innovation. There has been work in the applied economics literature on how regulation in general affect all forms of innovation. However, much of their findings remain contradictory. This calls for a need to focus on a specific dimension of regulation and also a specific type of innovation. Previous literature has found the strictness of regulation to be an important dimension of regulation that influences firm strategy. Furthermore, destabilizing innovation tend to have more significant consequences for other firms. Thus, this paper chooses to explore how the strictness of regulation tends to affect a firm’s likelihood of engaging in destabilizing innovation. It also considers the degree to which a firm’s entrenchment in the political process—through lobbying —moderates this relationship between regulation strictness and destabilizing innovation. The paper tests the hypothesis using a novel dataset that includes 1,801 public U.S. firms across 34 years. It finds that when regulation are stricter, firms engage in less destabilizing innovation on average. However, when firms lobby, they engage in more destabilizing innovation when regulation are stricter compared to firms that do not lobby.

Enhancing small and medium enterprises performance through innovation in Indonesia

通过创新提高印度尼西亚中小型企业(SMEs)绩效：论支持旅游的创意产业模型研究目的本论文旨在探究SMEs创业导向和组织文化对组织创新和组织绩效的作用, 这些SMEs从事创新产业以支持印度尼西亚的旅游业。研究设计/方法/途径本论文采用定量手段, 对183位直接生产和投放创业产业给顾客的SMEs业主分发问卷。采用方式为目的性采样法。问卷数据分析方式为PLS。研究结果研究结果表明, 创业导向和组织文化对创新有着显著影响, 从而影响绩效。有趣的是, 创新对绩效没有直接效果, 也不调创业导向与组织绩效直接的作用。研究理论意义本论文研究的创新问题是由很多影响因子衡量, 显示组织创新概念。未来研究可以研究其他具体创新类型。研究现实意义在未来中, 创业者和政府都应该建立更多科技支持、商业孵化中心、和咨询机构来提高绩效。研究原创性/价值社会-文化多样性, 比如创业导向和自然资源, 特别是印度尼西亚的文化, 能够启发创新产业继续创新、继而引领他们提高绩效, 特别在旅游方面。

The Heterogeneous Impacts of R&D on Innovation in Services Sector: A Firm-Level Study of Developing ASEAN

Identifying the determinants of firms’ investment in knowledge, this study first explores the heterogeneous impacts of research and development (R&D) on product, process, organization, and marketing innovation. Second, it examines if there exists a complementary (substitute) relation in terms of firms’ preference between four types of innovation. Studying 1500 firms of seven developing economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), we applied the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), a machine learning-based regression, to identify key predictors likely to influence firms’ R&D propensity and intensity. Estimating the knowledge function, we found—in line with LASSO—that medium-sized firms, human capital (training) and credit facilities favorably affect firms’ decision to invest in R&D. Contrarily, the impact is adverse if the first or main product generates firms’ large share of revenue, a unique finding not captured by previous studies. The marginal effects of four univariate probit models indicate that firms’ investment in R&D translates into innovation. However, the application of the Geweke–Hajivassiliour–Keane (GHK)-simulator based multivariate probit, which considers simultaneity of firms’ innovation decisions that univariate probit ignores, suggests that the relationship between different types of innovation is complementary. Firms’ strategy to adopt a particular type of innovation is influenced by other types. This led to the estimation of R&D’s impact on technological and nontechnological innovation, which shows that while firms innovate both types, there is a skewed link between nontechnological innovation and the services sector.

Information technologies and product-service innovation: The moderating role of service R&D team structure

Drawing on the ambidexterity and organizational design theoretical lenses this article analyzes the interplay between R&D team structure, firm’s Information Technology (IT) processes deployment and innovation outcomes. The evidence presented herein upholds the importance of IT and R&D team structure for strategic decisions and to better exploiting firm’s innovation capabilities. Concretely, we argue that R&D team structure (centralized vs formalized vs autonomous) moderates the relationship between IT processes and innovation because it influences the way in which IT is utilized. Considering these facts, we focus on a specific type of innovation, Product-Service Innovation (PSI), largely underexplored despite being increasingly important in modern manufacturing companies. PSI differs from other technological innovations in that it involves continuous engagement with customers and logistics. Through estimation of a Multiple-Indicators Multiple-Causes (MIMIC) model with a unique sample of 352 Manufacturing Multinational Enterprises (MMNEs), we find that customer and logistics IT processes are positively linked to higher levels of PSI and that, as hypothesized, service R&D team structure moderates this relationship. In firms with autonomous R&D teams, customer-based IT processes lead to higher PSI levels, whereas in firms with formalized R&D teams, logistics-based IT processes is conducive to higher PSI levels. IT processes are not an input of PSI in centralized service R&D teams.

The Model for Selection of Innovation and Investment Strategy of Machine-Building Enterprises: Practical Aspect.

The article summarizes the arguments within the scientific challenge in choosing the innovation and investment strategy of machine-building enterprises. The main objective of the research is to develop a model for choosing the optimal strategy for innovation and investment development of machine-building enterprises, taking into account their level of investment attractiveness in the market and the level of innovative capacity as well. Systematization of theoretical and methodological material on the model of choosing the innovation and investment strategy of machine-building enterprises has given grounds to conclude that further research is required regarding the modeling issues based on the indicators of a sophisticated analysis of the investment attractiveness of the enterprise and determining its level of innovation potential in order to increase the efficiency of the domestic machine-building enterprises. The relevance of solving this problem is that it is the right choice of a particular type of innovation and investment strategy will help machine-building enterprises to improve the efficiency of their operation and to establish competitive positions in the market. The methodical tools of the research on the model of choosing the innovation and investment strategy are the matrix and convolution methods based on the fuzzy-set theory. The objects of the research JV «Spheros-Elektron» LLC, LEONI Wiring Systems UA GmbH and PJSC «Drohobych Truck Crane Plant» were chosen because they reveal peculiarities of the machine-building enterprises' operation in L'viv region. The paper presented the findings of the choice of appropriate innovation and investment strategies, which showed that PJSC «Drohobych Truck Crane Plant» has entered the zone of application of the strategy of innovation changes and is characterized by both low level of investment attractiveness and low level of the innovative potential. JV «Spheros-Elektron» LLC and LEONI Wiring Systems UA GmbH – both have entered the zone of application of the strategy of differentiation, characterized by an average level of investment attractiveness and a satisfactory level of innovation potential. However, according to the first parameter – the level of investment attractiveness of the company on the market, LEONI Wiring Systems UA GmbH has also approached and is close enough to the application of the opportunistic strategy. The research empirically confirms and theoretically proves that in order to remain on the market of PJSC «Drohobych Truck Crane Plant», it is necessary to modernize the products radically. Furthermore, the main tasks of implementing the differentiation strategy for «Spheros-Elektron» and «LEONI» should be: to invest in the activities of research institutions; to conduct consumer preferences analysis; the analysis of its production capacities; installation of new production lines according to the achievements of the technical progress; production output, which is in demand by the population; holding a capable advertising company. The results of the research can be useful for industrial enterprises in general and machine-building enterprises, in particular. Keywords: fuzzy-set theory, innovation and investment strategies, machine-building enterprise, the model for the selection of the strategy, the strategy of innovation development.

Creating an Intelligent Organisation as a Source of Competitive Advantages: Conditions and Dilemmas

The purpose of this research is to identify the essence and features that allow for the identification of intelligent organisations and an assessment of their maturity, taking their competitive advantages into account. In addition, it aims at formulating recommendations on how to study intelligent organisations while considering competitive advantages and monitored changes in this area. A hypothesis is formed that the intelligent organisation is a source of competitive advantage for companies. These advantages are not permanent, though. The article is based on a critical review of national and foreign literature, as well as experience resulting from direct involvement and observations while participating in research focused on intelligent organisations. The research was a part of the Żagle Biznesu (Sails of Business) competition organised by the SGH Warsaw School of Economics in 2018 and 2019. According to the author, an intelligent organisation is one where decision-making is based on collecting, analysing, interpreting, sharing and storing valuable data and information, which can be used at the right time to solve problems and generate the competitive advantage of a company. The type of leadership and emotional intelligence of key people involved have a great impact on the development opportunities of companies creating intelligent organisations. In small companies, apart from a strong dependence on the type of leadership and focusing on a particular type of innovation, there is a lack of development strategy. Poor awareness of the need for development, as well as vulnerability to internal and external shocks (volatility), causes instability in previously achieved levels of intelligence. Small companies in a type of intelligent organisation can compete in the operational sphere, based on such factors as technology, quick response, good timing and better dealing with individual customers. At the same time, small companies can strengthen their competitive advantages related to costs and quality through dedicated operating systems in a way which is typical of large companies. Although these advantages are not permanent, some of them may be duplicated and modified.

Understanding Sustainability-oriented Innovation (SOI) Using Network Perspective in Asia Pacific and ASEAN: A Systematic Review

Sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) is particular type of innovation that is not only economically oriented, but also environmental- and social benefits-oriented. SOI is now being widely discussed due to the increasing environmental and social problems that accompany various innovations around the world. In this paper we conducted a systematic review of empirical literature regarding SOI in the Asia Pacific region, which were discussed through network perspectives. For network perspectives, researchers focused on process view to explain how SOI is mobilised and practised throughout different social, institutional, and political contexts. We chose the Asia Pacific as the context because the region is the most dynamic part of the global economy, with ASEAN being the prominent parts of it. In conducting the review, we used the Tranfield, Denyer, & Smart's protocol (2003) to ensure its rigorousness. The search focused on the academic database of Scopus with specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results show that SOI has been rapidly developing into practices in countries in the Asia Pacific, not only in profit sectors, but also in non-profit sectors such as government and community. Our review emphasised that actor-network theory (ANT) emerged as the currently most adopted framework to explain the dynamics process of SOI mobilisations and practices in the Asia Pacific region. ANT frameworks contribute to defining the structure of SOI networks as well as identifying social, institutional, and political challenges of SOI implementation. Regionally, the focus of the study so far is in North America (US and Canada), while studies in ASEAN are still very limited.

Do external environmental factors affect on strategic choice decisions of innovation?: The case of service organizations in a cross-cultural comparison

Decision making of innovation comes to the fore as sufficient justification for achieving competitiveness in a context of ever-increasing rivalry. In this formulation, decision makers are likely to form mental frames and sense-making processes in order to access complex interactions of external and organizational ingredients and make strategic decisions of innovation alternatives (service innovation, process innovation, ancillary innovation). This paper examines environmental factors that may explain managers’ strategic choice of a specific type of innovation in service sector organizations located in Qatar and Greece from the viewpoint of the managers’ distinct national cultures resulting in different attitudes and values. This research work examines several main-effect propositions regarding managers’ perspective chosen innovation alternatives, depending on the external forces (service need, diversity of need, increase in population, and influence of context) are dealing with. We illustrate the main effect by looking at surface manifestations of managerial decisions of innovation as outward expressions of distinct characteristics lying deeper in each national culture of origin: Qatari managers prefer service innovations more than Greek managers do. Furthermore, this article reports on the findings of an exploratory study comparing national differences in innovation selection decision between Qatari and Greek top managers that develop a number of interaction effects. To confirm our propositions we gathered experimental data from 118 Greek top managers and 61 Qatari top managers. A multilevel regression analysis was used to examine and assess the relative impacts of the environmental forces on innovation strategic decision-making.

Organizational culture and innovation in small businesses in Paraguay

AbstractThis paper studies the influence of organizational culture on the implementation of innovations in small businesses. Cameron and Quinn's competing values framework is applied to capture the organizational culture. The empirical analysis is carried out using a sample of 194 small businesses from two regions in Paraguay: the Asunción area and Central Department. Organizational cultures with external orientation (adhocratic and market) are found to have a significant positive impact on innovation. However, the effect of organizational culture on the specific types of innovation (product, process, organizational, and marketing) differs. Hierarchical culture shows a positive influence on process innovation.