Factors affecting indivual innovation: an examination within a Japanese subsidiary in Singapore

摘要: Abstract This exploratory study aims to identify those internal and external organizational characteristics that significantly affect individual innovation in an organization. The sample was drawn from a subsidiary of Japanese company manufacturing consumer electronics products Singapore. A total 190 obtained, which is made up 34 top-level employees, 54 middle level employees 102 operational employees. Results the showed does not differ across three levels Nine were hypothesized propensity individuals: (1) communication structure, (2) knowledge (3) interaction, (4) integration, (5) project identification, (6) facilitation, (7) leadership, (8) support (9) task. Only structure found be related innovation. characteristic, represented by environmental dynamism this study, also have any significant relationship with