Determinants of innovation as a competence: an empirical study

Pradeep Waychal, R.P. Mohanty and Ajit Verma

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2011, vol. 5, issue 2, 192-211

Abstract: This paper posits that innovation as a competence generic from individuals and the environment in which they are engaged. It focuses on individuals by proposing a method for measuring innovation as a competence. It is postulated here that innovation as a competence involves a set of competencies such as: visioning, ability to generate ideas, internal and external networking relationship, ownership to the organisation, stretch mindset, focus on tasks and decision making. However, these competencies are determined by gender, age, reading habits and educational background of individuals, etc. It is attempted here to construct an empirical model and analyse the impacts of the determining parameters on innovation as a competence. The empirical analysis suggests significant differentiating determinants. The study has been carried out in an Indian information technology company. The findings may facilitate human resource decision making relating to competency management.

Keywords: competence; ICT; information technology; communications technology; HRD; human resource development; empirical research; ordinal logistic regression; individuals; competencies; visioning; idea generation; external networking; internal networking; relationships; ownership; stretch mindsets; task focusing; decision making; gender; age; reading habits; educational backgrounds; parameters; differentiating determinants; India; competency management; business innovation; R&D; research and development. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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