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Our company has a work environment that encourages <strong>the</strong> active participation <strong>of</strong> people in <strong>the</strong>
company's innovation
There is a high degree <strong>of</strong> trust between <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong> our company
All employees are viewed as "peers"
Our employees are open to reveal <strong>the</strong>ir true thoughts and ideas and innovative solutions through
formal and informal interactions with o<strong>the</strong>r members
Our employees enjoy participating in creative discussions
Our employees trust <strong>the</strong> people who make strategic decisions
Our partners rely on <strong>the</strong> company's functional directors
Our employees trust <strong>the</strong> organization
There are groups <strong>of</strong> improvements that facilitate business innovation
Our employees make innovative suggestions
The suggestions made by employees are mostly implemented
In our company <strong>the</strong>re is innovation-oriented department (R & D, Quality, or o<strong>the</strong>r)
We managed to extract value from <strong>the</strong> innovation process
Our company has a set <strong>of</strong> processes and procedures focused on promoting learning and
innovation
Our company has a good collection system and implementation <strong>of</strong> new ideas
We use detailed descriptions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> work (job descriptions), procedures and policies to guide <strong>the</strong>
actions <strong>of</strong> employees
Most business decisions must be approved by senior management
Our employees are hired and trained to perform a specific task in a specific department.
Innovativeness
Our company introduces many innovations in management or administration <strong>of</strong> significant importance
We introduce our company important management innovations that would improve <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong>
<strong>the</strong> enterprise
Our company introduced many innovations in <strong>the</strong> product market <strong>of</strong> significant importance
The importance <strong>of</strong> new products in total sales has increased substantially in recent years
Our company developed and introduced many innovations in <strong>the</strong> production process <strong>of</strong> significant
importance
Introduced process innovations were critical to reducing costs or o<strong>the</strong>r improvements
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