Relationship effect of Organizational Homophily on Dynamic Innovation Capabilities (An applied study on Basra University teachers)

JOURNAL OF ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS
2020, Volume 9, Issue 35,

Abstract

Abstract:
This research aims to know the nature of the relationship that links social capital through the variable of Organizational Homophily as an independent variable and Dynamic Innovation Capabilities as a dependent variable, Where the Organizational Homophily variable was measured in three sub dimensions: (Individual Directions, Sharing Behavior, Perceived Similarity), While the variable of Dynamic Innovation Capabilities, its scale was made up of five sub-dimensions, namely: (New idea enhancement, perceived organizational support, Self-leadership, Risk Propensity), The research community was the University of Basra teaching, where (250) questionnaires were distributed, The questionnaires were retrieved (233 form), The forms were valid for analysis (226), Using a program SPSS.v.22, Amos.v.22 A set of statistical operations were performed, The results confirm that there is an effect relationship between the search variables, Where the research concluded a set of recommendations, Most notably, senior management must be committed to strengthening the individual capacities of teachers in a way that stimulates organizational creativity.

Keywords

Key Word: Organizational Homophily, Dynamic Innovation Capabilities, Individual Directions, Sharing Behavior, Perceived Similarity, New idea enhancement, perceived organizational support, Self-leadership, Risk Propensity.