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RESPONSIBLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP VISION DEVELOPMENT AND ETHICS

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396 <strong>RESPONSIBLE</strong> <strong>ENTREPRENEURSHIP</strong><br />

The third element is focused on the way how specific activities such as the knowledge,<br />

innovation and consensus Spaces function, based on Triple Helix philosophy. The results of<br />

the study show that organizational culture in Albanian environment is a problematic factor<br />

that has a huge influence in the level of cooperation between three pillars: University, Industry<br />

and Government. Due to this, they are not able to realize the diffusion of innovation<br />

(Rogers, 2003). Almost all cooperation initiated in this direction are guided by long-term<br />

national strategies but without being able to finalize short-term or medium-term project, which<br />

may be initiated by the two other pillars, with their main focus on innovation or radical innovation<br />

(Little, 2014).<br />

Conclusions and recommendations<br />

The results of the study show that organizational culture plays an important role to the<br />

way how an institution function and cooperate with the external environment in Albania. Organizational<br />

culture closely relates to organization’s structure and leadership style. Another challenge<br />

that arises today in terms of cultural discussion of the organization is how to move from<br />

traditional organizational culture toward innovative culture in the organization? A 2014 study,<br />

conducted by the “Strategy &” (previously known as Booz & Company), shows how this<br />

transformation must escalate into three main levels, which correspond to the three main elements<br />

of organizational culture.<br />

Despite talking about organizational culture, culture involves the totality of behaviors, feelings<br />

and thinking of individuals in the organization. For this reason, the change may not include

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