Entrepreneurial University and Organizational Innovation: The Case of Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to shed light on the perspectives of organizational innovation in higher education in light of socio-economic transformations as articulated in Vision 2030 for Saudi Arabia. A case study evaluating strategic innovation at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) in Bahrain was conducted using Balanced Score Cards. A questionnaire was designed to capture enablers and barriers in organizational innovation in higher education. The chapter concluded that institutional inertia, limited implementation and evaluation processes are the key impediments for organizational learning and knowledge management. The study recommends to incorporate organizational innovation to foster entrepreneurship, strategic innovation and learning at higher education institutions (HEI).

Citation

Al-Jayyousi, O., Al-Alawi, A., Al-Mahamid, S. and Bugawa, A. (2019), "Entrepreneurial University and Organizational Innovation: The Case of Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain", Visvizi, A., Lytras, M.D. and Sarirete, A. (Ed.) Management and Administration of Higher Education Institutions at Times of Change (Emerald Studies in Higher Education, Innovation and Technology), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 117-136. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-627-420191008