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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2022.vol9.no5.0541

Factors Influencing Innovation Capability and Operational Performance: A Case Study of Power Generation Fields in Vietnam  

NGUYEN, To Tam (Faculty of Economics and Management, Electric Power University)
LE-ANH, Tuan (Faculty of Economics and Management, Electric Power University)
NGUYEN, Thi Xuan Hoa (School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.9, no.5, 2022 , pp. 541-552 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research examines the effects of organizational learning and network involvement, as well as many contextual factors, on power generation businesses' innovation capability and operational success in Vietnam. This research also aims to attest to the moderating roles of top management support and company age, and firm possession type in the power generation industry. This study applied the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and PLS-SEM approach for data analysis. In this research, we have tested hypotheses with data collected from 132 top managers and other key personnel from power generation companies in Vietnam. The results also attest to the moderating role of top management support on the two relationships between organizational learning - innovation capability and network involvement - innovation capability. Another important finding is that the company age has a negative impact on operational performance but shows a positive moderating role in the relationship between innovation capability and operational performance. This study highlights the central roles of organizational learning and innovation capability in impacting the organizational performance of power generation companies. These companies play a key role in supporting the development of industries in practice. This research also emphasizes the moderating roles of top management support and company age and possession type in practice.
Keywords
Organizational Learning; Innovation Capability; Top Management Support; Contextual Factors; Operational Performance; Power Generation;
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