Strategic factors for enhancing the innovativeness of the nanotechnology firms
by Qazi Moinuddin Abro, Nafees Ahmed Memon, Pir Irfanullah Shah Rashdi
International Journal of Business Innovation and Research (IJBIR), Vol. 3, No. 6, 2009

Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of strategic factors (e.g. e-business, knowledge management and organisational support) on the innovativeness of the nanotechnology organisations. Regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis in a sample of 235 UK nanotechnology organisations. The findings suggest that the innovativeness of the nanotechnology organisations is positively affected by advanced e-business operations and organisational support, and that the capability of knowledge dissemination and utilisation has positive effects while knowledge attribute possesses an interaction effect with advanced e-business operations on the innovativeness of the nanotechnology organisations.

Online publication date: Fri, 17-Jul-2009

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