The influence of organizational factors on innovation and creativity in US and Japanese high technology firms

Author

Hoyt, Justin ; Liles, Donald ; Rogers, K. Jamie

Author_Institution

Autom. & Robotics Res. Inst., Texas Univ., Arlington, TX, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

27-31 Jul 1997

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

165

Abstract

This paper discusses several organizational factors that influence creativity and innovation in a technical organization. Research suggests that US engineers are more creative in the basic sciences but less productive in the process areas. Japanese R&D engineers appear to be less productive in basic science research, but more creative in research areas related to process control. The influence of group processes, the need to upgrade technical skills and organizational structure help to explain these differences

Keywords

human resource management; personnel; research and development management; Japan; USA; basic sciences; creativity; group processes; high technology firms; innovation; organizational factors; organizational structure; process areas; technical organization; technical skills; Engineering profession; Fellows; Lifting equipment; Process control; Product development; Productivity; Research and development; Robotics and automation; Stability; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3574-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1997.653302

Filename

653302