<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Innovation is a complex process which causes various changes in organizations. Since the success of innovation is mostly influenced by the staff, the research aims at theoretical and empirical identification of the factors which determine employees’ positive attitude to innovations implemented in Klaipėda public transport companies. The research findings revealed that the main factor which fosters employees’ positive attitude to innovations is a material incentive, and the least significant factor is an opportunity to participate and be involved in the process of innovation creation and implementation. The dominant factors are the ones that are most related to personal benefits for the employees themselves rather than to the benefits for the organization.</p></abstract>

Innovation is a complex process which causes various changes in organizations. Since the success of innovation is mostly influenced by the staff, the research aims at theoretical and empirical identification of the factors which determine employees’ positive attitude to innovations implemented in Klaipėda public transport companies. The research findings revealed that the main factor which fosters employees’ positive attitude to innovations is a material incentive, and the least significant factor is an opportunity to participate and be involved in the process of innovation creation and implementation. The dominant factors are the ones that are most related to personal benefits for the employees themselves rather than to the benefits for the organization.

The Factors Determining Employees’ Positive Attitude to Innovations: A Case of Klaipėda Public Transport Companies

Management of Organizations: Systematic Research

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Innovation is a complex process which causes various changes in organizations. Since the success of innovation is mostly influenced by the staff, the research...

The Factors Determining Employees’ Positive Attitude to Innovations: A Case of Klaipėda Public Transport Companies

Published Online: Oct 04, 2018

Page range: 85 - 102

Received: Apr 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mosr-2018-0006

Keywords
innovation implementing, employees resistance to change, positive attitude to innovations

© 2018 Julius Paulikas, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Factors Determining Employees’ Positive Attitude to Innovations: A Case of Klaipėda Public Transport Companies

Published Online: Oct 04, 2018

Page range: 85 - 102

Received: Apr 29, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mosr-2018-0006

Keywordsinnovation implementing, employees resistance to change, positive attitude to innovations

© 2018 Julius Paulikas, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
innovation implementing, employees resistance to change, positive attitude to innovations