The Factors Affecting on Creativity and Innovation of Military Personnel: A Meta-Analysis

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1 Ph.D. Student, Organizational Behavior Management, Faculty of Economic, Management and Administrative Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Public Administration, Payamenoor University,Tehran,Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting creativity and innovation of military personnel using a meta-analysis approach. This study is a quantitative research and has been done based on meta-analysis approach. In this regard, the related articles published in research journals, in Persian and English, were reviewed. Regarding to the input and output criteria, 18 studies used the meta-analysis, were analyzed using CMA 2 software. The findings show among antecedents of creativity and innovation in Military Organizations, 1 item (7%) had an effect size of less than 0.3, 4 items (27%) had an effect size of 0.3 to 0.5 and 10 items (66%) had an effect size greater than 0.5. Factors such as learning, the quality of the education system, psychological empowerment, organizational culture, knowledge management, organizational conditions and leadership style have the highest effect size and motivational needs as respect and self-actualization have the lowest effect size. Military organizations emphasizing factors such as ability to innovate, leadership style and culture and by ways such as holding meetings, conferences, workshops, and justifying and developing a learning culture, could increase the motivation to produce new and practical ideas for their employees.

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  • Receive Date: 21 July 2020
  • Revise Date: 28 July 2021
  • Accept Date: 25 August 2021

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