Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance.
This paper examines the influence of innovation and continuous improvement practices on the competitiveness of firms, which in turn affect their performance. Results obtained from 112 Qatari firms confirm that continuous improvements had a significant positive influence on the firms’ competitiveness...
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| description | This paper examines the influence of innovation and continuous improvement practices on the competitiveness of firms, which in turn affect their performance. Results obtained from 112 Qatari firms confirm that continuous improvements had a significant positive influence on the firms’ competitiveness. Among six of the ten Ekvall’s creative climate factors examined, only four had some positive influence on the competitiveness of the firms. The authors also found that the organization’s internal environment had significant positive influence on the competitiveness of the firms. Furthermore, results show that organizational competitiveness significantly influenced performance. Managerial implications of the findings are also provided. |
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| spelling | upm-242182015-10-21T03:54:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24218/ Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. Mohamed, Mohd Zain M. Kassim, Norizan This paper examines the influence of innovation and continuous improvement practices on the competitiveness of firms, which in turn affect their performance. Results obtained from 112 Qatari firms confirm that continuous improvements had a significant positive influence on the firms’ competitiveness. Among six of the ten Ekvall’s creative climate factors examined, only four had some positive influence on the competitiveness of the firms. The authors also found that the organization’s internal environment had significant positive influence on the competitiveness of the firms. Furthermore, results show that organizational competitiveness significantly influenced performance. Managerial implications of the findings are also provided. IGI Global 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24218/1/Innovations%20and%20continuous%20improvements%20and%20their%20impact%20on%20firm.pdf Mohamed, Mohd Zain and M. Kassim, Norizan (2010) Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 1 (4). pp. 32-53. ISSN 1947-8402; ESSN:1947-8410 http://www.igi-global.com/ 10.4018/978-1-4666-1586-1.ch018 English |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed, Mohd Zain M. Kassim, Norizan Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. |
| title | Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. |
| title_full | Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. |
| title_fullStr | Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. |
| title_short | Innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. |
| title_sort | innovations and continuous improvements and their impact on firm's performance. |
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