Article: Innovative culture and leadership in technological companies from Argentina and Colombia Journal: International Journal of Intellectual Property Management (IJIPM) 2020 Vol.10 No.4 pp.436 - 455 Abstract: This research explains the types and characteristics of culture and leadership driving innovation in information and communication technological companies from Argentina and Colombia. The study was designed under a mixed paradigm, descriptive with a correlational approach, triangulated by a questionnaire and interviews to field experts and managers. The questionnaire was based on an innovative culture instrument supplemented by the organisational culture assessment instrument model, along with the multifactor leadership questionnaire. The results showed that an agile leader that inspires, supports and is a role model for the team is key to foster innovation processes, within an adhocratic culture that embraces the sense of community, and contemplates the investment of space, time and bonuses to reward ideas. The challenges were lack of dedication to training by the leaders, and lack of clarity in the idea validation processes. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Innovative culture and leadership in technological companies from Argentina and Colombia

Authors: Marina Nieves Santucci; Mónica De Arteche; Sandra Vanessa Welsh; Alan Lerner

Addresses: Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Disciplinas Proyectuales (INSOD), Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Lima 717, Buenos Aires, Argentina ' Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Disciplinas Proyectuales (INSOD), Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Lima 717, Buenos Aires, Argentina ' Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Disciplinas Proyectuales (INSOD), Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Lima 717, Buenos Aires, Argentina ' Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Disciplinas Proyectuales (INSOD), Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Lima 717, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract: This research explains the types and characteristics of culture and leadership driving innovation in information and communication technological companies from Argentina and Colombia. The study was designed under a mixed paradigm, descriptive with a correlational approach, triangulated by a questionnaire and interviews to field experts and managers. The questionnaire was based on an innovative culture instrument supplemented by the organisational culture assessment instrument model, along with the multifactor leadership questionnaire. The results showed that an agile leader that inspires, supports and is a role model for the team is key to foster innovation processes, within an adhocratic culture that embraces the sense of community, and contemplates the investment of space, time and bonuses to reward ideas. The challenges were lack of dedication to training by the leaders, and lack of clarity in the idea validation processes.

Keywords: culture; leadership; innovation; knowledge; Argentina; Colombia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIPM.2020.112401

International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 2020 Vol.10 No.4, pp.436 - 455

Received: 03 Apr 2019
Accepted: 15 Jan 2020
Published online: 14 Jan 2021 *

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