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What is Organizational Innovativeness

Chapter 140
Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
The firm latent capacity and commitment to innovate.
Published in Chapter:
A New Perspective Network Innovation
Cristina S. Rodrigues (University of Minho, Portugal), Edite M.G.P. Fernandes (University of Minho, Portugal), and F. Vitorino Martins (University of Porto, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch140
Abstract
The global competition, with the decreasing of economic barriers and the strong technological and knowledge development, is changing the context of doing business and, therefore is increasing demands to firms to remain competitive. The only possible answer for a sustained competitiveness is through differentiation and innovation, accepting the context of change. Therefore, being an innovator is a firm’s central role in order to help the firm’s survival and profitability.
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Chapter 3
Acceleration of Innovativeness in Organizations: Personal Values and Development of Innovative Organizations
Innovativeness is capacity, competence and readiness of the organizations and their employees to develop virtue or introduce the novelties or inventions in business or other practice.
Published in Chapter: Acceleration of Innovativeness in Organizations: Personal Values and Development of Innovative Organizations; From: Personal Values as Drivers of Managerial Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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Innovativeness and Drivers of Manager's Innovativeness
Describes the innovativeness of an organization, which can range from low to high innovative organizations.
Published in Chapter: Innovativeness and Drivers of Manager's Innovativeness; From: Personal Values as Drivers of Managerial Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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Chapter 5
Untangling the Innovativeness-Performance Puzzle
Firm capacity to make significant changes in business routines and practices, information processing systems, workplace organization with greater employee autonomy in decision making, and managing external relationships.
Published in Chapter: Untangling the Innovativeness-Performance Puzzle; From: Analyzing the Relationship Between Innovation, Value Creation, and Entrepreneurship
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