National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective
Innovation is the key characteristic of any developed nations.From an organisational perspective, innovation allows firms to remain relevant and stay competitive in the market. Hence, fostering innovation has become the main agenda for many organizations all over the world. With globalization and te...
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| author | Hasnan, Siti Farhanah Abdul Hamid, Mohd Noor Mat Kasim, Maznah Ramli, Razamin |
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| description | Innovation is the key characteristic of any developed nations.From an organisational perspective, innovation allows firms to remain relevant and stay competitive in the market. Hence, fostering innovation has become the main agenda for many organizations all over the world. With globalization and technological advancement, more organizations are becoming multinational
and conducting their businesses across borders. The understanding of local culture is essential for these firms in their quests for innovation. This paper examines the implications of national culture on the firms’ innovation capabilities in the context of Malaysia.The discussion adopts Hofstede dimension of national culture and focuses mainly on the leadership and effective strategic
communication in innovation development.A framework is developed to explain the context,
enablers and barriers to innovation. |
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| spelling | uum-247372018-09-04T06:17:32Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24737/ National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective Hasnan, Siti Farhanah Abdul Hamid, Mohd Noor Mat Kasim, Maznah Ramli, Razamin HD28 Management. Industrial Management Innovation is the key characteristic of any developed nations.From an organisational perspective, innovation allows firms to remain relevant and stay competitive in the market. Hence, fostering innovation has become the main agenda for many organizations all over the world. With globalization and technological advancement, more organizations are becoming multinational and conducting their businesses across borders. The understanding of local culture is essential for these firms in their quests for innovation. This paper examines the implications of national culture on the firms’ innovation capabilities in the context of Malaysia.The discussion adopts Hofstede dimension of national culture and focuses mainly on the leadership and effective strategic communication in innovation development.A framework is developed to explain the context, enablers and barriers to innovation. Serials Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24737/1/MII%2097%2024-II%20%202017%20133-148.pdf Hasnan, Siti Farhanah and Abdul Hamid, Mohd Noor and Mat Kasim, Maznah and Ramli, Razamin (2017) National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective. Man In India, 97 (24 II). pp. 133-148. ISSN 0025-1569 http://serialsjournals.com/articles.php?volumesno_id=1395&journals_id=40&volumes_id=1060 |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Hasnan, Siti Farhanah Abdul Hamid, Mohd Noor Mat Kasim, Maznah Ramli, Razamin National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective |
| title | National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective |
| title_full | National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective |
| title_fullStr | National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective |
| title_short | National culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from Malaysian perspective |
| title_sort | national culture and its implications to firm innovation capabilities from malaysian perspective |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24737/1/MII%2097%2024-II%20%202017%20133-148.pdf |
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