Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Climate and Perceived Organizational Innovation in Khorasan Regional Electricity Company

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1 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

2 Allameh Tabatabai University Tehran

Abstract

The concept of perceived organizational innovation refers to employees' perception of organization's support for innovation, leading to an increase in their sense of satisfaction and commitment. Many studies have examined the effect of organizational factors on perceived organizational innovation. The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between organizational climate and the perception of organizational innovation in regards to the role of gender as a moderating variable. The subjects of the study include 150 experts from Khorasan Regional Electricity Company, Khorasan province, Iran. Questionnaire is used to collect data and its validity is confirmed by content and factorial analysis using SPSS and AMOS statistical software. The findings of the model test show that only 3 aspects of organizational climate, including autonomy, cohesion and trust, have positive effects on the perception of organizational innovation, and there is a strong relationship between organizational climate and perceived innovation. Moreover, the hypothesis concerning the moderating role of employees' gender in the relationship between organizational climate and organizational perceived innovation is not confirmed.

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Innovation Management Journal
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 9
December 2014
Pages 33-52

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  • Receive Date: 01 June 2014
  • Accept Date: 27 May 2015

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