The Determinants of Organizational Innovation: An Interpretation and Implications for Research Libraries

Abstract

The research reported here is focused on a specific type of change in an organization: an innovation. In an empirical analysis of research libraries, it was found that five factors had a significant impact on the innovation performance of the library. These factors relate to the strategy, organizational structure, and leadership of the research library. The study sample consisted of 50 libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries. This paper will discuss the theoretical model, explain the effects of these five variables, highlight certain additional correlations that are meaningful, and discuss implications for research libraries.

A New Theoretical Framework of Organizational Effectiveness from Knowledge and Ambidexterity Perspectives

“…Other research, conducted by Zang and Li, (2017) identifies a positive and significant result between innovative ambidexterity on organizational performance. The same result is stated by Jantz (2015) and Mardi et al, (2016) in which organizational ambidexterity positively and significantly influences organizational effectiveness. However, other research (Lee, Lee and Garrett, 2017) states that organizational ambidexterity (through innovation) has not positively and significantly affect the effectiveness of the organization.…”

“…The effect of absorptive capacity for organizational effectiveness is based on previous studies (Ali, Seny Kan and Sarstedt, 2016;Mardi et al, 2016;Kesk and Ayar, 2017;García-Sánchez, García-Morales and Martín-Rojas, 2017;and Rangus and Slavec, 2017). The influence of innovative ambidexterity on organizational effectiveness is based on former studies (Lin et al, 2013;Jantz, 2015;Mardi et al, 2016;Dunlap et al, 2016;Ngo et al, 2017;Lee and Garrett, 2017;Zang and Li, 2017;and Vrontis et al, 2016).…”

“…The influence of knowledge infrastructure capability on absorptive capacity is based on research conducted by Cohen and Levinthal (1990). The influence of organizational environment on organizational effectiveness is based on previous studies conducted by Jantz (2015); Bustinza et al, (2016); Prajogo (2016); Majid (2016); García-Sánchez, García-Morales and Martín-Rojas (2017); and by Akgün, Keskin and Kırçovalı (2017). The influence of organizational environment with absorptive capacity is based on a study conducted by Roberts (2015).…”

“…P5: The organizational environment has a positive effect on innovative ambidexterity The study about the relationship between organizational environments and organizational effectiveness has been conducted. Research conducted by Jantz (2015) states that the organizational environment has no significant effect on organizational effectiveness. Research conducted by García-Sánchez, García-Morales and Martín-Rojas (2017) state that the organizational environment indirectly has a positive and significant effect on organizational effectiveness.…”

Relationship between job involvement, leader-member exchange, and innovative behavior of public librarians

“…Leadership development is turning into an increasingly significant field of consideration for the public library service, and leadership is “the decisive factor” and “the driving force” of organizational success (Mullins and Linehan, 2005; McKeown and Bates, 2013; Schnuer et al, 2015). Scholars (Choi et al, 2016; Jantz, 2015) perceive that in organizational creativity, which is a vital innovation antecedent, leadership is a major factor. Currently, because of increasing environmental uncertainty, it is increasingly central for library leaders to understand the meaning of innovation and how to create an innovative atmosphere in the library (Jantz, 2012b).…”