Organizational determinants of innovation for the competitive strategies of textile businesses

The importance of innovation in the competitive strategies of businesses has been increasing day by day. Companies allocate more resources to R & D and innovation, and in the end they try to be more competitive. The increasing importance of innovation has raised the number of studies done in this field in the literature. When studies are examined, a concentration is seen on fields such as the impact of innovation on competition, the impact of communication on innovation, the impact of innovation on organizational performance. With this study, it has been tried to provide the businesses; to develop the right decision-making mechanisms and appropriate organizational structures in their innovation policies; to increase the organizational awareness of companies and so to prevent the ineffectively using the resources (human resources, material resources, time etc.) that they separate into innovative activities. Within the scope of the study, a survey conducted on 120 textile companies' structures operating in Istanbul region. Results show that a significant relationship between hierachical levels, empoyee participation to decision making mechanism, R & D activities, strategic partnerships and innovation