Title :
The influence of transformational leadership and support for innovation on organizational innovation: from the vocational high school teachers´ perspective
Author :
Hsiao, Hsi-Chi ; Chang, Jen-Chia ; Tu, Ya-Ling
Author_Institution :
Grad. Inst. of Bus. & Manage., Cheng Shiu Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the transformational leadership and support for innovation on organizational innovation. This study used the stratified random sampling method to select 450 teachers from 18 vocational high schools in Taiwan. There were 293 valid questionnaires, and the data were analyzed by using the factor analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson´s correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Findings of this study suggested that school leaders had to offer the innovative supports such as innovative equipment and financial support available received from the organization could be a better important influence in boosting up organizational innovation.
Keywords :
innovation management; organisational aspects; regression analysis; sampling methods; Pearsons correlation coefficients; descriptive statistics; factor analysis; innovative supports; multiple regression analysis; organizational innovation; stratified random sampling method; transformational leadership; vocational high school teachers; Data analysis; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Innovation management; Regression analysis; Sampling methods; Statistical analysis; Technological innovation; Technology management; organizational innovation; support for innovation; transformational leadership;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009. IEEM 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4869-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4870-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373224
