Corporate culture and long-term survival of Spanish innovative firms
| Autor: | Manuel Ramón Tejeiro Koller, Patricio Morcillo Ortega, Luis Rubio Andrada, José Miguel Rodríguez Antón |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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05 social sciences General Engineering Organizational culture Benchmarking Big Five personality traits and culture Adaptability Business environment Management of Technology and Innovation 0502 economics and business Long term survival Economics 050211 marketing Profitability index Psychological resilience Marketing 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Innovation Science. 9:335-354 |
| ISSN: | 1757-2223 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ijis-11-2016-0053 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze how firms can enhance their innovative capabilities and become more resilient. The current business environment requires a specific type of management for companies to remain competitive and innovation plays a key role in this respect. However, this means that a particular kind of corporate culture must promote innovation in the firm. This innovation culture is likely to be present in innovative companies that have survived in the long term (at least 50 years) and be the source of an adaptive advantage. Design/methodology/approach Using innovative Spanish firms, which were established at least 50 years ago, an exploratory factorial analysis was conducted to verify the existence of an innovation culture. Thereafter, a cluster analysis was undertaken to study differences in performance to be able to detect and identify their adaptive advantage. Findings The findings offer a detailed profile of old and innovative firms created in Spain. Results show that most of the studied firms (88 per cent) have an innovation culture. Furthermore, two separate groups were identified, in which one showed higher profitability and a lower adjustment to an innovation culture, while the other showed the reverse results. This suggests that innovation culture helps companies be more resilient but does not necessarily lead to higher returns. Practical implications Corporate culture is identified as a useful management tool in the search for more resilient enterprises. Specific cultural traits are recommended and a benchmarking tool is applied and made available upon request. Originality/value Although there are a number of studies which consider the concept of adaptive advantage and resilience on the one side, and on corporate innovation culture on the other, this paper seems to be the first to empirically explore the relationship of both these concepts. |
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