Entrepreneurial University and Organizational Innovation: The Case of Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain

Autor: Adel Ismail Al-Alawi, Odeh Al-Jayyousi, Afaf Bugawa, Soud Almahamid
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Management and Administration of Higher Education Institutions at Times of Change ISBN: 9781789736281
DOI: 10.1108/978-1-78973-627-420191008
Popis: The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the perspectives of organizational innovation in higher education in light of socio-economic transformations as articulated in Vision 2030 for Saudi Arabia. A case study evaluating strategic innovation at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) in Bahrain was conducted using Balanced Score Cards. A questionnaire was designed to capture enablers and barriers in organizational innovation in higher education. The chapter concluded that institutional inertia, limited implementation and evaluation processes are the key impediments for organizational learning and knowledge management. The study recommends to incorporate organizational innovation to foster entrepreneurship, strategic innovation and learning at higher education institutions (HEI).
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