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The role of organisational climate factors in facilitating workplace innovation

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  • Kathryn Von Treuer
  • Adela J. McMurray

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A firm's ability to be adaptable, entrepreneurial and innovative may assist them to maintain, or achieve competitive advantage. We investigated the relationship between organisational climate and innovation in a consulting firm. Analyses of the 98 returned surveys showed significant relationships between organisational climate subscales of autonomy, worker cohesion and innovation with workplace innovation. Co-worker cohesion and pressure (negatively) predicted organisational innovation. Autonomy, innovation, cohesion and recognition predicted innovation climate. Autonomy and innovation predicted individual innovation while cohesion predicted team innovation. The results of the linear regressions revealed that organisational innovation, was the most significant model emerging, accounting for 40% of the variance. The study concluded that organisational strategies encouraging autonomy and co-worker cohesion were conducive to workplace innovation.

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  • Kathryn Von Treuer & Adela J. McMurray, 2012. "The role of organisational climate factors in facilitating workplace innovation," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(4), pages 292-309.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeima:v:15:y:2012:i:4:p:292-309
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    1. Debarun Chakraborty & Wendrila Biswas, 2021. "Enlivening Workplace Climate Through Strategic Human Resource Management Initiatives: Unleashing Its Efficacy," Business Perspectives and Research, , vol. 9(3), pages 427-445, September.
    2. Grande, Rafael & Muñoz de Bustillo, Rafael & Fernández Macías, Enrique & Antón, José Ignacio, 2020. "Innovation and job quality. A firm-level exploration," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 130-142.
    3. CLAIRE A. SIMMERS & ADELA J. McMURRAY, 2019. "Organisational Justice And Managing Workplace Innovation: How Important Are Formal Procedures?," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 23(03), pages 1-21, April.

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