摘要：AbstractPutting creativity to use is a simple way to define innovation. It is being used to establish or improve technology, process, services or market in many organizations. Now a day's innovation is considered essential for improving efficiency and sustainability. As there was hardly any literature available in Indian context for public R&D sector, the present work was taken up in a government funded laboratory in India with an aim to study organization climate in the laboratory for innovation. In other words this paper studies the role of organizational climate for innovation. Fostering innovation is expected to further improve project management efficiency, combat internal competition, technology readiness for future, retention of talent etc. A specific organizational climate is essential even for R&D Institution to foster innovation. The present research paper describes the organizational climate defined by unique combination of sixteen determinants required for technological innovation in a government run R&D laboratory. This innovation climate model is proposed based on literature review both for organizational climate determinants and also for measure of innovation. Out of the 23 factors compiled from the literature, the final 16 determinants were shortlisted based on survey amongst the scientists, project leaders and experts based on the response. The 16 determinant/scale model for organization climate is tried at an intermediate stage in the laboratory and is able to explain innovation to a satisfactory extent. This study has considered three aspects of innovation as other than the proposed model, the study is also supported by secondary data in the form of a few innovation markers of the laboratory like number of research papers, academics collaborations, training, national recognition etc. and also real time case studies from analysis of a few projects developed by the laboratory in recent past to compare. Case studies have also validated that various identified determinants have important role in nurturing the organizational climate for innovation.
