with innovation as a mediating (intervening) variable. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative methods ( ) are used as the … leadership orientation on innovation. Higher leadership orientation will result in higher innovation. There is a significant … effect of innovation on competitive advantage. Higher innovation will result in higher competitive advantage. Innovation as a …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of innovation on the relationship between … to test mediation effects. Findings The findings revealed that innovation is a significant mediator in the association … between managerial competencies and business performance. This study, therefore, adds new knowledge by stating that innovation …

Purpose – Creativity and innovation have recently emerged as the latest focus of the popular business media, replacing … and innovation actually are, and how they relate to LSS. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews current … literature on creativity and innovation, and based on extensive experience implementing LSS, compare and contrast the approaches …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of Six Sigma as an innovation tool in … (TQM) is discussed to reveal the strength of Six Sigma as an innovation tool in management system. Design … critical strength in innovation, is described by a causal relationships diagram using the system dynamics principle. By …

creating organisational innovation climate by investigating the relationship between LSS’s intangible impacts and … organisational innovation climate factors. Design/methodology/approach A self-administrated survey questionnaire was distributed …’s intangible impacts and organisational innovation climate factors, where a response rate of 73.8% was achieved. The collected data …

service innovation perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The paper introduces the concept of in‐depth tourism and … paper introduces the concepts and practices of in‐depth tourism from a service innovation perspective. In addition, the …

innovation by applying the diagnostic test of the integrated model of innovation, and also present the results of an empirical … innovation strategies pursued to compare similarities and differences according to a firms’ geographical location to identify … structures and innovation strategies considering geographical agglomeration of firms in a small economy, and also different …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the pertinent issues of innovation and service experiences in family firms in the … regarding innovation and service experiences for small family firms in the tourism industry. Findings Small tourism family firms … are faced with deficits in strategic orientation and innovation, and cooperation seems to be a means to overcome size …