Does Technical Complexity Moderate the Relationship between Organization Structure and Firm-level Innovation
Published: 2022
Author(s) Name: Yamini Prakash Sahay |
Author(s) Affiliation: Alliance University School of Business, Bangalore
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Abstract
The study explores relationship between organization
structure and perceived innovation,
with moderating effect of technical complexity.
Structure comprises centralization,
concentration of authority, participation-indecision-
making and formalization. Innovation
is measured by perceived innovation. A
scale for perceived innovation has been designed and validated for the study. The
sample consisted of 250 employees who responded
to questionnaires, 171 in-depth interviews
were also conducted. Data was analyzed
using both statistical and qualitative
techniques. Correlation, two-way-ANOVA,
graphed simple effects and content-analysis
were used to compute results. Positive relationship
was found between participation-indecision-
making and perceived innovation,
and formalization and perceived innovation.
Negative relationship was found between
centralization and perceived innovation.
Technical complexity moderated the relationship
between formalization and perceived
innovation, and concentration of authority
and perceived innovation.
Keywords: N.A.
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