Deciphering antecedents of organizational innovation

Alois Ganter and Achim Hecker

Journal of Business Research, 2013, vol. 66, issue 5, 575-584

Abstract: This study investigates antecedents of organizational innovation in firms. The study elaborates on Mol and Birkinshaw's (2009) model by additionally accounting for organizational innovation as a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Based on a large sample of German firms drawn from the 2005 “Community Innovation Survey” (CIS IV), the empirical results significantly contrast those by Mol and Birkinshaw; the data corroborate neither reference group-theory, nor the knowledge search-perspective as adequate accounts for the adoption of organizational innovation by German firms. Instead, the firms' competitive environment is significant in predicting adoption behavior.

Keywords: Competitive advantage; Management practices; Organizational change; Organizational innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2012.02.040

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