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Innovation now-a days is becoming a critical asset that lead the world
organizations, companies, institutions and manufactures for successfulness
and profit. So universities are in need for innovation and all the subtitles that
occur under the big title "innovation" starting from the thinking process and
the need for radical and critical thinking ending with financial performance.
For the purpose this research focuses on the regular universities in the South
of the West Bank in Palestine (Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron
University, Bethlehem University), in order to examine the availability of
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innovation sources in the mentioned universities and the affect of those
sources on the universities performance (financial performance, internal
business process, learning and growth and customer satisfaction).
This research met those aims through qualitative approach of an extensive
study of relevant literature, and through quantitative approach of the
implementation of practical and statistical research. The practical section was
carried out through a case study of Palestine Polytechnic University using a
structured interviews with key members in the university. The statistical
section was carried through a questionnaire that- examine a sample of the
three universities (Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron University,
Bethlehem University) which were chosen in statistical way using stratified
random sample technique.
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This research produced a number of key findings, the survey confirmed a
significant relationship between the availability of innovation sources and the
performance level at universities, and in addition, there is . a significant
difference between the performance levels between the universities
according to the availability of innovation sources among the regular
Southern West Bank universities. |
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