Doctor of Business Administration (Innovation Management), Faculty of Business, Government & Law, University of Canberra, Australia; Master of Arts (Management by Research), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Master of Education (Teaching Pedagogy), Hubei University, China; Bachelor of Science
Practically, quantifying, evaluating and benchmarking innovation capability or practice is a sign... more Practically, quantifying, evaluating and benchmarking innovation capability or practice is a significant and complex issue for many contemporary organizations. Indeed, there are similarities in what innovation management and TQM trying to achieve. However, Can TQM function as a specific resource that allows organizations to build their competence and capability in innovation? Hence, this researcher for the 1st time examined the innovation management assessment framework developed through the lens of TQM and provided some unique insights as to the synergies between this 2 different stream of theories and their applications in relation to innovation management.
Journal of International Finance and Economics, 2019
A systematic analysis of the innovation-performance relationship in SMEs is lacking or even non-e... more A systematic analysis of the innovation-performance relationship in SMEs is lacking or even non-existence, there is a dire need to examine the interrelationship between antecedents of innovation, innovation process, and performance in SMEs. Thus, this researcher conducted a systematic review of literature and critically reviewed the relationship between innovation antecedents, innovation process, and firm performance. It found that researchers have chosen a wide range of factors as antecedents to innovation in their studies from differing perspectives, however, studies directly investigate the mediating pathway innovation created are limited and the results are mixed. In addition, review of the innovation-performance research findings are inconclusive and contradictory, as some research studies found negative performance implications of innovation as well. Hence, further empirical research is needed to establish the relationship between innovation capabilities, innovation process, and firm performance in SMEs from strategic management perspective.
Practically, quantifying, evaluating and benchmarking innovation capability or practice is a sign... more Practically, quantifying, evaluating and benchmarking innovation capability or practice is a significant and complex issue for many contemporary organizations. Indeed, there are similarities in what innovation management and TQM trying to achieve. However, Can TQM function as a specific resource that allows organizations to build their competence and capability in innovation? Hence, this researcher for the 1st time examined the innovation management assessment framework developed through the lens of TQM and provided some unique insights as to the synergies between this 2 different stream of theories and their applications in relation to innovation management.
Journal of International Finance and Economics, 2019
A systematic analysis of the innovation-performance relationship in SMEs is lacking or even non-e... more A systematic analysis of the innovation-performance relationship in SMEs is lacking or even non-existence, there is a dire need to examine the interrelationship between antecedents of innovation, innovation process, and performance in SMEs. Thus, this researcher conducted a systematic review of literature and critically reviewed the relationship between innovation antecedents, innovation process, and firm performance. It found that researchers have chosen a wide range of factors as antecedents to innovation in their studies from differing perspectives, however, studies directly investigate the mediating pathway innovation created are limited and the results are mixed. In addition, review of the innovation-performance research findings are inconclusive and contradictory, as some research studies found negative performance implications of innovation as well. Hence, further empirical research is needed to establish the relationship between innovation capabilities, innovation process, and firm performance in SMEs from strategic management perspective.
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