Title: The impact of organisational climate on innovation: a case study of the Ministry of Sports in Iran

Authors: Reza Mohammadkazemi; Sara Soheili; Farnoosh Taherkhnai; Saeed JafariMoghadam

Addresses: Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, North Kargar, 16th Street, Zip/Postal Code: 14398143141, P.O. Box 14395-796, Tehran, Iran ' Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, North Kargar, 16th Street, Zip/Postal Code: 14398143141, P.O. Box 14395-796, Tehran, Iran ' Faculty of Marketing, Girne American University, University Drive, P.O. Box 5, Kami Cyprus, Karaoglanoglu, Kyrenia/TRNC, Cyprus ' Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, North Kargar, 16th Street, Zip/Postal Code: 14398143141 P.O. Box 14395-796, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of organisational climate on innovation. Data were collected from 257 employees working in the Ministry of Sports and provincial offices in Tehran. Data were collected using a questionnaire-based method and the validity of the method was confirmed using factor analysis. Pearson correlation and multivariable regression were also used to analyse the data. Although the results showed that only four of the dimensions (organisational commitment, organisational structure, teamwork, and organisational communications) among the seven dimensions of organisational climate influenced innovation, this study found a significant and positive correlation between organisational climate and innovation.

Keywords: innovation; organisational climate; case study; Ministry of Sports; Iran; organisational commitment; organisational structure; teamwork; organisational communications.

DOI: 10.1504/MEJM.2014.066052

Middle East Journal of Management, 2014 Vol.1 No.4, pp.313 - 329

Received: 19 Sep 2013
Accepted: 29 Dec 2013
Published online: 17 Dec 2014 *

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