Factors Impacting Organizational Innovation for Managers: The Case of Jordanian Public Institutions

Authors

  • Dr. Kholoud Sudqi Al-Louzi An Independent Researcher, Amman, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25255/jbm.2019.7.4.264.292

Keywords:

Organizational Innovation, Public Institutions, Jordan

Abstract

This study aimed to examine factors that affect organizational innovation of managers at Public institutions in Jordan. It also aimed to examine the differences of organizational variables on organizational innovation of manager's which are attributed to personal and job – related variables. The study population consisted of all managers in government institutions including (general secretaries, public managers, managers deputies and their assistants) (N = 413). Due to the smallness of the study population, the researcher considered them as the study sample in order to achieve the objectives of this study. The researcher used a questionnaire consisting of (50) items to collect data. The questionnaire was submitted to a jury to test its validity, and Cronbach-Alpha was used to test its reliability. Reliability coefficient was (0.84)

The following  were the main results of the study:

  1. There is a significant effect of for all following independent variables on organizational innovation of managers in government institutions in Jordan

leadership style, corporate culture, delegating, objectives clarity, employees training, employees motivation, information technology, and communication systems.

  1. There are significant statistical differences in the effect of organizational variables on organizational creativity of managers in government departments in Jordan that are attributed to variables of age, academic Qualification, and years of Experience.
  2. There are no significant statistical differences in the effect of organizational variables on organizational creativity of managers in government departments in Jordan that are attributed to variable of gender.

In the light of these results, the recommendations of  the study were:

  1. Nurturing organizational environment that supports creativity based on flexible organizational culture that gives employees the opportunity to participate in decision making, problem solving, power delegating, simplifying work producers, and promoting innovative thinking.
  2. Increasing employees participation in suggesting ideas and solutions due to their positive effect on creative performance.

Conducting more research to investigate factors affecting organizational innovation in public and private organizations.

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2019-10-01