The relationship between entrepreneurial, orientation and organizational innovation in Malaysian SMEs: a proposed framework

• Main Authors: Zakaria, Nazlina, Abdullah, Nor Azimah Chew, Yusoff, Rushami Zien
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/22426/1/ICBM%202014%2085%2090.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/22426/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Organizational innovation is considered a source of competitive advantage to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia.Previous research found that organization which lead in a more innovative behavior is likely to initiate an organizational change that could affect organizational performance.Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the role of entrepreneurial orientation in relation to organizational innovation in Malaysian SMEs. Entrepreneurial orientation is proposed as the spark that stimulates the innovation activities in SMEs.Therefore, this article discusses the concept of organizational innovation, entrepreneurial orientation and end with the proposed framework of the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and organizational innovation.