How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia
This research is an attempt at empirically testing the link between organizational learning and innovation in SMEs in Malaysia. According to the literature, organizational learning and innovation are crucial factors in firms’ performance but the focus of present study is to determine whether organ...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Proceeding Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2013
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/1/008_079_4thICBER2013_Proceeding_p0104.pdf |
| _version_ | 1796877948390735872 |
|---|---|
| author | Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza Sulaiman, Mohamed Naysary, Babak Mohamed Salim, Islam |
| author_facet | Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza Sulaiman, Mohamed Naysary, Babak Mohamed Salim, Islam |
| author_sort | Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza |
| collection | IIUM |
| description | This research is an attempt at empirically testing the link between organizational learning and innovation
in SMEs in Malaysia. According to the literature, organizational learning and innovation are crucial factors
in firms’ performance but the focus of present study is to determine whether organizational learning
lead to innovation. This study was conducted in a sample of 278 SMEs in Malaysia. The hypotheses in this
study were developed to examine the relationship between organizational learning (OL) and innovation
(I). To conduct the analysis we made use of Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS 18.0) and SPSS 17.0.
The findings approve the hypotheses implying a significant positive relationship between OL and I.
Several implications for management and policy are also discussed in light of the findings of this study. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-05T23:14:32Z |
| format | Proceeding Paper |
| id | oai:generic.eprints.org:29609 |
| institution | International Islamic University Malaysia |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-05T23:14:32Z |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:296092016-05-11T07:44:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/ How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza Sulaiman, Mohamed Naysary, Babak Mohamed Salim, Islam HD28 Management. Industrial Management T58.5 Information technology This research is an attempt at empirically testing the link between organizational learning and innovation in SMEs in Malaysia. According to the literature, organizational learning and innovation are crucial factors in firms’ performance but the focus of present study is to determine whether organizational learning lead to innovation. This study was conducted in a sample of 278 SMEs in Malaysia. The hypotheses in this study were developed to examine the relationship between organizational learning (OL) and innovation (I). To conduct the analysis we made use of Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS 18.0) and SPSS 17.0. The findings approve the hypotheses implying a significant positive relationship between OL and I. Several implications for management and policy are also discussed in light of the findings of this study. 2013-03-05 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/1/008_079_4thICBER2013_Proceeding_p0104.pdf Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza and Sulaiman, Mohamed and Naysary, Babak and Mohamed Salim, Islam (2013) How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia. In: 4th International Conference on Business and Economic Research (4th ICBER 2013), 4th-5th Mar 2013, Golden Flower Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia. http://www.internationalconference.com.my/proceeding/4thicber_proceeding/008_079_4thICBER2013_Proceeding_p0104.pdf |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management T58.5 Information technology Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza Sulaiman, Mohamed Naysary, Babak Mohamed Salim, Islam How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia |
| title | How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia |
| title_full | How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia |
| title_short | How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia |
| title_sort | how organizational learning affects innovation in smes the case of information and communication technologies in malaysia |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management T58.5 Information technology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/1/008_079_4thICBER2013_Proceeding_p0104.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT zandipourjooparigholamreza howorganizationallearningaffectsinnovationinsmesthecaseofinformationandcommunicationtechnologiesinmalaysia AT sulaimanmohamed howorganizationallearningaffectsinnovationinsmesthecaseofinformationandcommunicationtechnologiesinmalaysia AT naysarybabak howorganizationallearningaffectsinnovationinsmesthecaseofinformationandcommunicationtechnologiesinmalaysia AT mohamedsalimislam howorganizationallearningaffectsinnovationinsmesthecaseofinformationandcommunicationtechnologiesinmalaysia |