Empirical Review on Innovation-performance Linkage in Malaysian Manufacturing Small And Medium Enterprises

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have demonstrated significant impact on the overall economic performance of Malaysia. Nevertheless, it has not reached their full potential. It is vital to comprehend its drivers in order to improve the production of SMEs. Previous studies discovered that organi...

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Main Authors: Nazlina Zakaria, Nor Azimah Chew Abdullah, Rushami Zien Yusoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2016-08-01
Series:International Review of Management and Marketing
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irmm/issue/32101/355625?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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description Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have demonstrated significant impact on the overall economic performance of Malaysia. Nevertheless, it has not reached their full potential. It is vital to comprehend its drivers in order to improve the production of SMEs. Previous studies discovered that organizations with better innovative behavior often instigate changes which could influence organizational’s performance. Hence, this study seeks to explore the relationship between organizational innovation (OI) and organizational performance (OP) of Malaysian SMEs. For that reason, this article does not only analyze the concept of OI and OP, but also the linkage between both concepts at the end of the findings. Data from SMEs in manufacturing sectors were collected. Data from the respondents were assembled using a total of 321 self-administered questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using Smart PLS 2.0. As a conclusion, a positive relationship was displayed between OI and OP. This study will be helpful for future researchers, entrepreneurs and policy makers in grasping the value of OI towards boosting SMEs performance.
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spelling doaj.art-5b09580ae67f42adad3b1ab75432e02f2023-02-15T16:22:05ZengEconJournalsInternational Review of Management and Marketing2146-44052016-08-01671011061032Empirical Review on Innovation-performance Linkage in Malaysian Manufacturing Small And Medium EnterprisesNazlina ZakariaNor Azimah Chew AbdullahRushami Zien YusoffSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) have demonstrated significant impact on the overall economic performance of Malaysia. Nevertheless, it has not reached their full potential. It is vital to comprehend its drivers in order to improve the production of SMEs. Previous studies discovered that organizations with better innovative behavior often instigate changes which could influence organizational’s performance. Hence, this study seeks to explore the relationship between organizational innovation (OI) and organizational performance (OP) of Malaysian SMEs. For that reason, this article does not only analyze the concept of OI and OP, but also the linkage between both concepts at the end of the findings. Data from SMEs in manufacturing sectors were collected. Data from the respondents were assembled using a total of 321 self-administered questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using Smart PLS 2.0. As a conclusion, a positive relationship was displayed between OI and OP. This study will be helpful for future researchers, entrepreneurs and policy makers in grasping the value of OI towards boosting SMEs performance.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irmm/issue/32101/355625?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturkorganizational innovation organizational performance small and medium enterprises
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organizational innovation
organizational performance
small and medium enterprises
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title_short Empirical Review on Innovation-performance Linkage in Malaysian Manufacturing Small And Medium Enterprises
title_sort empirical review on innovation performance linkage in malaysian manufacturing small and medium enterprises
topic organizational innovation
organizational performance
small and medium enterprises
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irmm/issue/32101/355625?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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