Nuttawuth (Wuth) Muenjohn

This book addresses workplace innovation at an organizational level which is couched within developed and developing countries. It includes six major sections: workplace innovation in contexts, workplace innovation determinants, workplace innovation as a process, workplace innovation as an outcome, workplace innovation and transformations and finally, workplace innovation ecosystems. Innovation is a phenomenon which embraces complex causal relationships while also reflecting a basic sequential evolution process. Thus, the handbook chapters are based on the foundation of an "organizational innovation framework" which is designed as a sequential process. This framework focuses on two major areas which reflect the sequential view of innovation steeped in the determinants of innovation and innovation dimensions (process and outcome elements). The innovation determinants include group level, business process level and managerial level variables underpinned by Upper echelon theory, Process theory and Resource-based view theory. Innovation dimensions are formed by perspectives of innovation as a process and innovation as an outcome.

This book presents empirical research, cases and conceptual works on organisational leadership. It is divided into three themes: Leadership and Organisation; International Leadership and Contemporary Issues in Leadership. It begins with the links between leadership and organisational issues such as performance, employee engagement and decision-making. In the second theme, a broader view is expanded upon when it examines how leadership operates within an international context. The final theme focuses on the contemporary issues that may impact on leadership effectiveness such as leadership assessment, gender and organisational culture. The editor and contributors hope that our book provides research materials to fellow researchers, practitioners, students, and others, who are interested in the study of leadership. We have endeavoured to ensure the research, cases and conceptual works presented in this book contribute to an enhanced understanding of leadership and its context within the realm the organisation.