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    Development of a model for assessing organizational innovation on research and development institutions in Tanzania
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2016) Kerefu, Lawrence J
    ‘Innovate or die’ a slogan which indicates the growing significance of innovation in business. In developing countries such as Tanzania, R&D institutions are the main reliable formal sources of innovation. There are various types of innovation including product, process, marketing and organizational innovation (OI). Few researchers for R&D activities in developing countries focused on products and processes only while the influence of OI to the innovate performance of R&D institutions is enclosed in a black box. Furthermore, as R&D activities lie at the heart of business development, strategies and innovation, it is important to have an ability to a33c33 R&D’s organizational capability to innovate in a diverse way. Literature reviewed show that the available tools have limitations in assessing OI in R&D institutions particularly in the least developed countries. Therefore the main objective of this research was to develop a model for assessing OI in R&D institutions in Tanzania. The research was divided into research design, data collection, analysis and conclusion. A model, with four hypotheses which were highly statistically significant at 1% significance level, was developed. Employing survey methodology and a sample of 56 R&D institutions in Tanzania, and using the Model, it was established that OI has a significant positive impact on the Innovative performance of R&D Institutions. The Model was tested in selected R&D institutions and the obtained results showed to be consistent with the established organizational innovation factors from the developed hypotheses. It was thus concluded that the model can be used to assess OI in R&D institutions in Tanzania and increase research research results uptake by industries. Also it can be replicated to other sectors.