Productivity innovation as a social movement: the case of Singapore

Abstract

Singapore is a small, densely populated and natural-resources-deficient country. There is an urgent need for the government to emphasize productivity improvements. This empirical study therefore investigates the Singapore's social movement on productivity innovation. Contrasting patterns of product moment correlations are found (training and productivity improvement practices) between the small (≪ 100 employees) and large firms. The empirical findings also provide a measure of validation of Mintzberg's model of an innovative organization.

Keywords:

• Innovation
• Social Movement
• Productivity
• Size
• Bureaucracy
• Supervisors
• Training