Organizational Culture Inside Innovation Networks

This paper focuses on the significance of organizational culture for innovation network performance. Furthermore, our aim is to present the results of the research on attributes and models of organizational culture adopted by members of innovation networks. The research was conducted within Polish aviation industry, namely among members of one of three aviation innovation networks. During the research the quantitative approach was adopted using univariate analysis aimed at describing the distribution of considered, cultural variables. The research results indicate that members of innovation networks are characterized by flexibility and external strategic orientation to the greatest extent. Furthermore, based on the identified cultural features characteristic for network members it was possible to find out that their organizational culture models are the most convergent with clan culture and the least consistent with hierarchy culture