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INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES EXECUTION FACTORS IN HIGH-TECH FIRMS

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.3 Issue 6, pp 37-44,Year 2014

INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES EXECUTION FACTORS IN HIGH-TECH FIRMS

Yi-Chan Chung,Chia- Chun Liang

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Received : 08 December 2014; Accepted : 14 December 2014 ; Published : 31 December 2014

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Abstract

This study treated the high-tech industry of Taiwan as the target to probe into the relationships among leadership, level of organizational learning, type of organizational culture, level of innovative activities implementation and new product development performance. The research subjects were 670 high-tech firms in the three major science parks of Taiwan. A questionnaire survey was conducted by mail, with 89 valid samples retrieved. The respondents were the firm supervisors. According to the research findings, different types of leadership significantly and differently influence the level of innovative activities implementation. When the level of organizational learning is high, the level of innovative activities implementation is positively and significantly influenced. The levels of rational culture, hierarchical culture, consensual culture and developmental culture significantly influence the level of innovative activities implementation. Thus, the high-tech industry can enhance organizational learning using goal-oriented, caring and supportive, and innovative and adaptive leadership. By combining and adopting the characteristics of rational culture, hierarchical culture, consensual culture and developmental culture, firms can enhance the level of implementation of innovative activities in order to upgrade new product development performance.

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Innovative activities, Leadership, Organizational learning, New product development perfor
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Yi-Chan Chung,Chia- Chun Liang , " Innovative Activities Execution Factors In High-tech Firms ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 3, Issue 6, pp 37-44 , 2014

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