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The Impact of Corporate Culture and Work Ethics on Organizational Innovation in Higher Education Institutions in Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Polytechnic University as an Example

Talar Jalal Karim 1, Faraidun Faizulla Aziz 2 and Diyar Muhammed Sidiq Abdalla 3

1,2,3 Sulaymaniyah Polytechnic University, Technical College of Administration Public Relations & Marketing Technique Department, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Corresponding author: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Received: September 28, 2022 Revised: October 26, 2022 Published: October 30, 2022

Abstract

This study explores the origins of corporate culture and work ethics and offers definitions and
types of innovation. It also proposes a conceptual framework to show how corporate culture,
work ethics, and organizational innovation are correlated. The study then adds hypotheses
regarding corporate and ethical values and innovation. In total, 130 Sulaimani Polytechnic
University employees participated in the survey and the collected data were analyzed to test
the proposed research hypotheses. It concludes that in service corporations, a higher education
institution in this context, organizational innovation can be positively affected by corporate
culture and work ethics.

Keywords: Organizational Innovation, Corporate Culture, Work Ethics

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Karim, T. J., Aziz, F. F., & Sidiq Abdalla, D. M. (2022). The Impact of Corporate Culture and Work Ethics on Organizational Innovation in Higher Education Institutions in Sulaymaniyah, Sulaymaniyah Polytechnic University as an Example. Eurasian Journal of Management & Social Sciences, 3(3), 48-64. https://doi.org/10.23918/ejmss.V3i3p48

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