How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia

This research is an attempt at empirically testing the link between organizational learning and innovation in SMEs in Malaysia. According to the literature, organizational learning and innovation are crucial factors in firms’ performance but the focus of present study is to determine whether organ...

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Main Authors: Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza, Sulaiman, Mohamed, Naysary, Babak, Mohamed Salim, Islam
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling iium-296092016-05-11T07:44:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/ How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza Sulaiman, Mohamed Naysary, Babak Mohamed Salim, Islam HD28 Management. Industrial Management T58.5 Information technology This research is an attempt at empirically testing the link between organizational learning and innovation in SMEs in Malaysia. According to the literature, organizational learning and innovation are crucial factors in firms’ performance but the focus of present study is to determine whether organizational learning lead to innovation. This study was conducted in a sample of 278 SMEs in Malaysia. The hypotheses in this study were developed to examine the relationship between organizational learning (OL) and innovation (I). To conduct the analysis we made use of Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS 18.0) and SPSS 17.0. The findings approve the hypotheses implying a significant positive relationship between OL and I. Several implications for management and policy are also discussed in light of the findings of this study. 2013-03-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/1/008_079_4thICBER2013_Proceeding_p0104.pdf Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza and Sulaiman, Mohamed and Naysary, Babak and Mohamed Salim, Islam (2013) How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia. In: 4th International Conference on Business and Economic Research (4th ICBER 2013), 4th-5th Mar 2013, Golden Flower Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia. http://www.internationalconference.com.my/proceeding/4thicber_proceeding/008_079_4thICBER2013_Proceeding_p0104.pdf
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
T58.5 Information technology
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
T58.5 Information technology
Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Naysary, Babak
Mohamed Salim, Islam
How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia
description This research is an attempt at empirically testing the link between organizational learning and innovation in SMEs in Malaysia. According to the literature, organizational learning and innovation are crucial factors in firms’ performance but the focus of present study is to determine whether organizational learning lead to innovation. This study was conducted in a sample of 278 SMEs in Malaysia. The hypotheses in this study were developed to examine the relationship between organizational learning (OL) and innovation (I). To conduct the analysis we made use of Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS 18.0) and SPSS 17.0. The findings approve the hypotheses implying a significant positive relationship between OL and I. Several implications for management and policy are also discussed in light of the findings of this study.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Naysary, Babak
Mohamed Salim, Islam
author_facet Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza
Sulaiman, Mohamed
Naysary, Babak
Mohamed Salim, Islam
author_sort Zandi Pour Joopari, GholamReza
title How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia
title_short How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia
title_full How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia
title_fullStr How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed How organizational learning affects innovation in SMEs: the case of information and communication technologies in Malaysia
title_sort how organizational learning affects innovation in smes: the case of information and communication technologies in malaysia
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/29609/1/008_079_4thICBER2013_Proceeding_p0104.pdf
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