Relationship between Intellectual Capital and Innovations: The Mediating Role of Organizational Capital (The case of Commercial Banks in Ethiopia)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Waktola, Gemechu (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Demissie, Asheber | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-25T12:08:53Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T09:03:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-25T12:08:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T09:03:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was conducted with the aim of investigating the direct and indirect effect of intellectual capital on innovations considering organizational capital as a mediator in the Ethiopian commercial banking sector. Primary data was collected using a 5 item likert scaled questionnaire from 235 branch managersfrom282 expected sample size having a response rate of (83%). Data was tested in confirmatory factor analysis and it fulfills construct validity (both convergent and discriminant validity) using Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS) version 20. A deductive and quantitative approach was followed to test the model. Empirical findings of the study show that, intellectual capital does not have a significant direct effect on product innovation with the exception of organizational capital. Organizational capital mediates the relationship between intellectual capital and innovations. Human, organizational and customer capital have a positive direct effect on process innovation while social capital has a negative direct effect. Human, customer and social capital do not have a significant direct effect on Ethiopian banking sector's product innovation.To becompetitivein the industry, managers should utilize the skills, competencies, and experiences of their employees through well designed learning, organizational culture and supportive organizational structure. Key words: intellectual capital, product innovation, process innovation | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/13230 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | intellectual capital | en_US |
| dc.subject | product innovation | en_US |
| dc.subject | process innovation | en_US |
| dc.title | Relationship between Intellectual Capital and Innovations: The Mediating Role of Organizational Capital (The case of Commercial Banks in Ethiopia) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |