THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION STRATEGY ON ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND INNOVATION PERFORMANCE: DO FIRM SIZE AND OWNERSHIP TYPE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Authors

  • Kinfe Tsegay Beyene Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Chun Sheng Shi Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Wei Wei Wu Harbin Institute of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/27-1-1308

Keywords:

Technology push, Market pull, organizational learning, project performance, commercial performance

Abstract

Though innovation strategy and organizational learning have been credited to impact on product innovation performance, they have been rarely considered in a single model simultaneously. Thus, the main aim of the paper is to investigate the extent of impact of innovation strategy on organizational learning and product innovation performance. A structural equation modelling analysis was performed on the survey data collected from Ethiopian textile and leather product manufacturing firms. The result reveals that innovation strategy is positively related to product innovation performance. Further, firm size and ownership type moderate the effect of innovation strategy on product innovation performance. 

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Author Biography

Kinfe Tsegay Beyene, Harbin Institute of Technology

Lecturer at Mekelle University, Department of Industrial Engineering currently studying PhD in Harbin Institute of Technology, School of management.

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Published

2016-05-10

How to Cite

Beyene, K. T., Shi, C. S., & Wu, W. W. (2016). THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION STRATEGY ON ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND INNOVATION PERFORMANCE: DO FIRM SIZE AND OWNERSHIP TYPE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 27(1), 125–136. https://doi.org/10.7166/27-1-1308

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2016)

Section

General Articles

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