DocumentCode
1744665
Title
The impact of firm characteristics on firm innovation
Author
Wan, T.W.D. ; Huat, Chin ; Lee, W.S.F.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Organ. Behavior, Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Volume
1
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
180
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between firm innovation and six of its potential determinants. The results indicate that there are positive and significant relationships between organizational innovation and: (1) decentralized structure; (2) presence of organizational resources; (3) belief that innovation is important; (4) willingness to take risks; and (5) willingness to exchange ideas
Keywords
commerce; management of change; research and development management; risk management; R&D management; decentralized structure; firm characteristics impact; firm innovation; ideas exchange; innovation importance; organizational innovation; organizational resources; potential determinants; risk taking; Communication channels; Continuous improvement; Couplings; Decision making; Innovation management; Knowledge management; Power system management; Sun; Technological innovation; Wide area networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Management of Innovation and Technology, 2000. ICMIT 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6652-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICMIT.2000.917318
Filename
917318
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