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Organizational Innovativeness: Construct Development and Cross‐Cultural Validation
Author(s) -
Ruvio Ayalla A.,
Shoham Aviv,
VigodaGadot Eran,
Schwabsky Nitza
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of product innovation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.646
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1540-5885
pISSN - 0737-6782
DOI - 10.1111/jpim.12141
Subject(s) - operationalization , conceptualization , construct (python library) , openness to experience , proactivity , knowledge management , entrepreneurial orientation , business , creativity , organizational learning , psychology , marketing , computer science , social psychology , entrepreneurship , epistemology , artificial intelligence , philosophy , finance , programming language
Organizational innovativeness ( OI ) is a central concept in academic research and managerial practice. In many cases, OI has been operationalized as the number of innovations organizations adopt. In contrast, this paper conceptualizes OI as a five‐dimensional construct (creativity, openness, future orientation, risk‐taking, and proactiveness) representing the organizational climate, which refers to the organization's ability to generate ideas and innovate continually over time. The findings support the conceptualization and operationalization of the five‐dimensional OI , validated in N orway, I srael, and S pain. These results shed new light on existing findings and can promote new research directions as well as guide strategic managerial decision‐making.