The effect of organizational democracy on innovation in family businesses

The main purpose of the study is to examine the effect of the organizational culture and organizational democracy structures of family businesses operating in Kırşehir province on the existing innovation approaches and the innovation studies that they need to carry out together, since the inovation approach and the inovation studies of the businesses become a necessity to survive in a competitive environment today. Innovation is an important activity in order to keep up with the developing technology in today's competitive conditions and to provide a sustainable competitive advantage. Quantitative research design was used as a method in the research. Quantitative research is a form of research that presents cases and events in an objective, observable, measurable and quantifiable way. The obtained data were analyzed using the appropriate statistical program and it was determined whether the data were suitable for analysis. Reliability and validity analyzes of the scales used were performed and the reliability and validity of the scales were ensured. The research was carried out on production and manufacturing enterprises registered with Kırşehir Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The obtained data were subjected to one way anova, t test, correlation and regression analysis. As a result of the research, it was determined that the perception of organizational democracy in family businesses is effective on innovation (R2= ,422). Again, as a result of the research, it was determined that the transparency and justice sub-dimensions, which are among the sub-dimensions of organizational democracy, affect innovation positively and significantly (R2= ,497). In line with these results, it is desired to contribute to the literature by revealing the relationship between organizational democracy and innovation, which is important for family businesses.