African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

A study of ‘personality-will-conduct–performance’ of innovation-based on Chinese manufacturing enterprises

LongYun An1 Liang ying2* and Liu Zeren1
1School of Economics and Trade, Xihua University, No. 999, Jinzhou Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. 2Department of Social Work and Social Policy,School of Social and Behavioral Sciences,Nanjing University,22 Hankou Road, Nanjing, 210093, P. R China. 
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  •  Accepted: 09 December 2011
  •  Published: 01 February 2012

Abstract

Based on Chinese manufacturing enterprises, this paper studied the major factors which affect business innovation of manufacturing enterprises and improve methods through the innovation personality theory combined with organizational climates. On the basis of the researches in innovation, personality, innovative organizational climates and incentives to innovate, many medium-sized manufacturing enterprises were analyzed through interviews and questionnaires. Through empirical analysis of these factors and impact of innovation process, the paper finally proposes a model of “personality - will - conduct - performance" for future organizational innovation.

 

Key words: Chinese manufacturing enterprises, innovation, atmosphere, motivation, innovative mechanisms.