Organizational Innovation: A Meta-Analysis Of Effects Of Determinants and Moderators

Abstract

A meta-analysis was conducted of the relationships between organizational innovation and 13 of its potential determinants. The results showed statistically significant associations for: 1. specialization, 2. functional differentiation, 3. professionalism, 4. centralization, 5. managerial attitude toward change, 6. technical knowledge resources, 7. administrative intensity, 8. slack resources, and 9. external and internal communication. The findings suggest that the relations between the determinants and innovation are stable, casting doubt on previous assertions of their instability. Moderator analyses indicated that the type of organization adopting innovations and their scope are more effective moderators of the relationships than the type of innovation and the stage of adoption.