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Organisational Innovation
Instructor : Professor Zhao Yulin
Presenter : Kumara Uluwatta
Conclusions
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Challenges in organisational
innovations
Organisational innovations are addressed by
different academic disciplines from different
theoretical backgrounds (organisational
science, economics, work psychology,
sociology etc.)
No single commonly accepted definition and
theory base
Outcomes of organisational innovations are
difficult to define and measure
Specific (new) set of performance indicators
necessary for the measurement of
organisational innovations
New products
New methods of production
New sources of supply
Opening of new markets
New ways of organizing
businesses
- Schumpeter (1934)
“Implementation of a new
organisational method in the firm’s
business practices, workplace
organisation or external relations.”
Organisational structure
– job rotation, job enrichment, job enlargement, coaching
functions, teamwork, smaller business units, netwerking,
outsourcing, adapting technology and production
process…
Organisational procedures
– quality management, environmental management,
preventive maintenance, just-in-time, supply
management, knowledge management…
Supporting systems: personnel policy and
industrial relations
– personnel, working hours, competence management,
training, labour conditions (pay systems, contracts),
industrial relations, workers participation, legislation...
understanding of sustainability
Some empirical studies
aspects
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