Abstract

ROQUE LOPEZ, Víctor Manuel  and  ARRIAGA MARTINEZ, Antonio Alejandro. The effect of leadership, organizational learning, and knowledge management on the perception of innovation by operational personnel in Mexico City. Contad. Adm [online]. 2019, vol.64, n.3, e109.  Epub Aug 13, 2020. ISSN 0186-1042.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fca.24488410e.2018.1537.

The objective of this study is to provide an explanation of the factors that have an impact on the perception of innovation in Mexican companies. Through an exploratory study, 26 attributes of innovation were detected. An instrument was designed in order to measure the perception of compliance with these attributes. A sample of n=925 people of operational level of Mexican manufacturing and service companies was conformed. To assess the impact of the factors on innovation, a regression model and two struc-tural models were developed. The analysis of structural models showed that the factors organizational learning, knowledge management and leadership tend to have a significant impact on the perception of innovation by the operational staff. From these factors, leadership achieved the highest statistical weights in structural models and a significant effect on innovation.

Keywords : Innovation; Organizational performance; Mexican companies; M10; M13; M16.