Social capital as innovative performance driver in SMES leveraging on innovation culture and government support
Joint Authors
Hanifah, Haniruzila
Vafaei Zadeh, Ali
Halim, Hasliza Abd
Source
Issue
Vol. 2022, Issue (s) (28 Feb. 2022)10 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2022-02-28
Country of Publication
Malaysia
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Innovation creates value for customers and helps companies to stay competitive in the market.
It is however found that little attention has been given in previous studies in looking at innovation culture among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Given that innovation provides a competitive advantage for SMEs, they hence need to inculcate innovation culture within themselves in order to achieve their business performance objectives.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of innovation culture towards innovation performance and the influence of social capital (relational capital and social network) on innovation culture.
Additionally, government support will also be investigated as it mediates between innovation culture and performance in the growth of SMEs in Malaysia.
A quantitative method design was employed in this research to produce interesting findings.
Research findings indicate that social capital has a significant impact on innovation culture, but an indirect impact on innovation performance.
Government support also plays an important role in strengthening the link between innovation culture and performance.
This study contributes to our understanding of the factors that promote the innovation culture within business organizations.
As such, it is hoped that this study will encourage researchers to establish more definitive evidence on the culture of innovation among Malaysian SMEs, thereby creating the
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hanifah, Haniruzila& Halim, Hasliza Abd& Vafaei Zadeh, Ali. 2022. Social capital as innovative performance driver in SMES leveraging on innovation culture and government support. Global Journal Al Thaqafah،Vol. 2022, no. (s).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1543695
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hanifah, Haniruzila…[et al.]. Social capital as innovative performance driver in SMES leveraging on innovation culture and government support. Global Journal Al Thaqafah Special issue (Feb. 2022).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1543695
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hanifah, Haniruzila& Halim, Hasliza Abd& Vafaei Zadeh, Ali. Social capital as innovative performance driver in SMES leveraging on innovation culture and government support. Global Journal Al Thaqafah. 2022. Vol. 2022, no. (s).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1543695
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1543695