Abstract
Companies make a significant contribution to innovation and market growth.
Innovation is a substantial element in gaining competitive advantage and business
sustainability. However, few innovation studies have focused on the actual
implementation of the ideation process in companies. It is ordinary to find great
numbers of creative ideas introduced to an organization’s management by its
employees, and yet few of these ideas get selected for actual implementation. It is
essential for industrial companies to facilitate innovation practices for ensuring their
goal achievements in the area related to Zero Incident Vision.
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to understand the reasons behind the less
implementation of ideas in the Industrial Sector in Bahrain. Moreover, providing
recommendations to improve and increase the idea implementation for more creative
outcomes in the industry.
Approach: A self-administered questionnaire was used in this study to gather data
(with a response rate of 70%) from a sample that consisted of 213 employees working
in one big industrial company in Bahrain; the data were analyzed using SPSS version
24.0 software. The study tested the correlation between employee creative self-efficacy,
employee domain expertise, disruptive ideas, team support, and organizational support
with idea implementation.
Findings: The analysis findings led to identifying some factors (employee creative selfefficacy and domain expertise) that were statistically significant related to idea
implementation than others, while disruptive ideas, team support, and organizational
support show statistically insignificant relation to idea implementation; which explains
the less idea implementation in the industry. The findings implications and limitations
are presented.
Value: The findings of this study will provide a clear understanding to senior
executives with responsibility for innovation implementation. In addition to providing
indicators for assessment of progress, findings of innovation’s institutionalization
should prove helpful in predicting achievement of ideas effectiveness.
Keywords: Innovation, Idea Implementation, Employee Creative Self-Efficacy,
Employee Domain Expertise, Disruptive Ideas, Team Support, Organizational Support.