Organizational culture and innovation relationship: Some evidence from Malaysian SMEs

The literature suggests relationship exists between organizational culture and innovation activities in organizations. The review of the small business literature, however, reveals limited research attention has addressed this issue in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin, Zakaria, Mustafa, Ahmad Fawzi, Dzulhilmi
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2005
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/3881/1/Mohd_Khai.pdf
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description The literature suggests relationship exists between organizational culture and innovation activities in organizations. The review of the small business literature, however, reveals limited research attention has addressed this issue in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the Malaysian context. This study uses data collected from 48 SMEs to examine the relationship between organizational culture and innovation. The results of the study indicate significant positive relationships between organizational culture and innovation activity of the 48 SMEs as measured in terms of improved services and new services.
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spelling uum-38812016-12-19T07:25:09Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/3881/ Organizational culture and innovation relationship: Some evidence from Malaysian SMEs Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin Zakaria, Mustafa Ahmad Fawzi, Dzulhilmi HB Economic Theory The literature suggests relationship exists between organizational culture and innovation activities in organizations. The review of the small business literature, however, reveals limited research attention has addressed this issue in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the Malaysian context. This study uses data collected from 48 SMEs to examine the relationship between organizational culture and innovation. The results of the study indicate significant positive relationships between organizational culture and innovation activity of the 48 SMEs as measured in terms of improved services and new services. Universiti Utara Malaysia Press Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin 2005 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/3881/1/Mohd_Khai.pdf Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin and Zakaria, Mustafa and Ahmad Fawzi, Dzulhilmi (2005) Organizational culture and innovation relationship: Some evidence from Malaysian SMEs. In: Small and medium-sized enterprises in Malaysia challenges in the new economy. Universiti Utara Malaysia Press, Sintok, pp. 73-87. ISBN 9833282229
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