The Influence of the Environment on Organizational Innovation in Service Companies in Peru

Abstract

Several authors consider the environment variable to be an influential element on the innovation variable, but they do not provide further insight of the dimensions of these variables. This study, applied to a sample of service companies, includes dimensions of environment (uncertainty and complexity) and dimensions of innovation (technical and administrative), as well as organizational characteristics as a moderating variable in this relationship between environment and innovation. The results indicate that an uncertain environment promotes only technical innovation, while a complex environment promotes both administrative and technical innovation. It was also found that organizational characteristics partially moderate the relationship between the two variables.Keywords: _ Environment. Innovation. Organization RESUMO Diversos autores consideram a variável ambiente um elemento influente na variável inovação, mas não aprofundam quanto às dimensões destas variáveis. Este estudo, realizado em uma amostra de empresas prestadoras de serviços, abrange dimensões do ambiente (incerteza e complexidade) e da inovação (técnica e administrativa), além das características organizacionais como variável mediadora da relação entre o ambiente e a inovação. Os resultados indicam que o ambiente incerto promove apenas a inovação técnica, ao passo que o ambiente complexo promove tanto a inovação técnica e quanto a administrativa. Este estudo também comprova que as características organizacionais moderam parcialmente a relação entre as duas variáveis. The Influence of the Environment on Organizational Innovation in Service Companies in Peru RESUMEN Diversos autores consideran la variable entorno un elemento influyente en la variable innovación, pero no profundizan en las dimensiones de estas variables. Este estudio, realizado en una muestra de empresas de servicio, incluye dimensiones del entorno (incertidumbre y complejidad) y de la innovación (técnica y administrativa), además de las características organizacionales como variable mediadora de la relación entre entorno e innovación. Los resultados indican que el entorno incierto promueve solo la innovación técnica, mientras que el entorno complejo promueve tanto la innovación técnica como la administrativa. También se comprueba que las características organizacionales moderan parcialmente la relación entre ambas variables. PalavrasPalabras clave: _ Entorno. Innovación. Organización.

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