Understanding patterns of organizational culture: A study in Malaysian R&D institutions

Author

Asmawi, A. ; Mohan, A.V.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Manage., Multimedia Univ., Cyberjaya, Malaysia

fYear

2010

fDate

2-5 June 2010

Firstpage

324

Lastpage

329

Abstract

This paper examines the patterns of organizational culture in Malaysian R & D institutions. The study was based on three types of research institutions in Malaysia namely the government research institutes (GRI), private R & D companies (PRC) and universities. Results show that there are some cultural aspects that are amenable to innovation while some others are not. The study would be able to guide the management of respective R & D institutions to identify and inculcate cultural values that will enhance innovation and to gradually abandon those practices that hinder creativity and innovativeness.

Keywords

educational institutions; government; innovation management; organisational aspects; Malaysian R & D institution; cultural aspect; cultural value; government research institutes; innovation; organizational culture; private R & D companies; research institution; university; Contracts; Economic indicators; Government; Innovation management; Investments; Partial response channels; Petroleum; Research and development; Research and development management; Technological innovation; Organizational culture; R&D;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT), 2010 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6565-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-6566-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMIT.2010.5492710

Filename

5492710