Abstract:

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between innovation which is considered as one of the most important resources of competitive advantage and culture. For this purpose, culture, organizational culture, innovation concepts are defined and the relationships between them are revealed. Characteristics of innovation culture as a concept that arises from the relationships are determined by examining both studies that are directly related to innovation culture and other studies that are exploring the relationship between organizational culture and innovation. Accordingly, it is determined that innovation culture has various features like organizational learning, participative decision making, risk taking, accepting uncertainty, customer orientation, autonomy, team and group working, learning from failure and organizational trust.

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