1. ¹Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, U.S.A.
2. ²Department of Finance, Eller College of Management, The University of Arizona, Tucson

Correspondence: A.D. Amar, Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University, 650 Jubilee Hall, 400 South Orange Ave., South Orange, NJ 07079, U.S.A. Tel.: +1 973 761 7723; E-mail: amaramar@shu.edu

Received 22 November 2005; Accepted 19 June 2008.

Abstract

Based on a review of the reported theoretical advances that are affirmed by empirical works from published management practice, this paper finds that innovation is an outcome of an intentional and designed effort of the organization, and synthesizes the findings for enhancing creativity and innovation by developing three antecedents that positively influence innovation in organizations: (1) the garnered knowledge, (2) the presence of a knowledge-supporting culture, and (3) the accumulation of social capital. The paper also provides a summary of transferable management practices that organizations are employing to enhance innovation and productivity.