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Measuring the Innovation Orientation of Organizational Culture: An Application to the Service Provider Companies of the State-Owned Oil Company PEMEX in the Southeast of Mexico

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  • Lourdes Pineda-Celaya

    (Doctoral Programme in Economics and Business, Faculty of Economic and Business, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

  • María-Paz Andrés-Reina

    (Department of Economics and Business Administration, Faculty of Social and Labour Studies, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain)

  • Manuel González-Pérez

    (Department of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Strategic Planning and Technology Management, Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla (UPAEP), Puebla 74410, Mexico)

Abstract

Organizational culture (OC) is one of the key factors that enables the development of innovation. A great deal of research has analyzed the characteristics that make up an innovation-focused OC; however, none have unified them. This article analyzes and integrates the literature on the characteristics of an innovation OC. Its objective was to test whether there is a specific set of distinctive characteristics of an innovation-focused OC that, once identified, can be implemented and developed by firms. To this end, this study proposed and tested a model for measuring the innovation orientation of an OC. This study collected samples from small- and medium-sized companies from the oil-producing states of Mexico, obtaining information from 176 companies. To determine the group of characteristics that make up an organizational culture of innovation (OCI), the authors applied non-experimental, descriptive, transactional research with a quantitative approach. Results were obtained through the application of the following statistical techniques: Bonnet test, KMO index, Bartlett’s sphericity, Chi-square, confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, principal component analysis and structural equations, which made it possible to measure the level of innovation of the OCI of these companies and to determine the characteristics that comprise it. The proposed model allowed us to identify the existence of a specific group of behavioral characteristics that emanate from a company’s personnel and another group of characteristics that arise from the company itself. Both integrated groups determine whether the OC is focused on innovation. The results also confirmed that the level of innovation of a company depends greatly on its personnel. The authors found no previous work that analyzed these characteristics from the joint perspectives of employees, middle managers and managers. This research considered the opinions of these agents, which confers greater veracity to the findings obtained. The limitations and implications are listed at the end of the study.

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  • Lourdes Pineda-Celaya & María-Paz Andrés-Reina & Manuel González-Pérez, 2022. "Measuring the Innovation Orientation of Organizational Culture: An Application to the Service Provider Companies of the State-Owned Oil Company PEMEX in the Southeast of Mexico," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-21, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:4:p:2035-:d:746635
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