Organizational learning conditions and innovation management practices: An analysis of medium-sized firms

Abstract

This article aims to describe the organizational learning conditions and practices that promote innovation in medium-sized companies. The research is based on logical positivism using a descriptive and quantitative approach. The sample is composed of medium-sized companies from the municipality of Valledupar, Colombia. A survey and a questionnaire with a Likert-type scale are employed for data collection. The questionnaire's content validity is estimated by expert judgment. The reliability is determined using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The results indicate that the companies analyzed promote learning processes through organizational culture, training, and the articulation of competitive strategy. In conclusion, companies implement the generation and selection of ideas as an innovation management practice. However, they present difficulties in managing resources for the development of innovative projects.