Does Diversity Make a Difference? The Effect of Profile And Diversity of Academics on Innovation Performance of Turkish Universities
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2021
Yazarlar: Derya İLİC, TATARLAR, Ceren Deniz, TURHAN, Rasim
International Journal of Contemporary Economics and Administrative Sciences; Vol 11 No 2 (2021): IJCEAS; 314-338, Uluslararası, 2021
Özet
The concept of innovation includes good ideas and smart individuals. One of the most important driving forces for innovative ideas is human diversity. Diversity is a broad concept that includes physical characteristics like race, gender, ethnicity, and social and political differences of opinions. In this study, the effect of different specialties of employees on innovation performances has been researched in the context of universities. Recognizing the link between diversity, creativity and innovation, the concept of academic entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly important due to the changing role of universities in knowledge-based economies. The research has been conducted by analyzing the academicians’ profiles of the first and last 15 universities of the “Index of Entrepreneur and Innovative Universities” which is announced by TUBITAK, presenting the innovation performances of universities. The academicians’ profiles have been analyzed through their diverse specialties and their relevance with the ranking of the universities. The diversity factors of academicians were determined as gender, title, educational background, overseas experience, and work experience because of resume database scanning. Data were analyzed for presenting the relationship between innovation performance and organizational diversity. As a result, there is a significant relationship between overseas experience, educational background, and innovation performances in universities. Key words: Organizational innovation, innovation performance, academic entrepreneurship, diversity management