Emanating the key factors of innovation performance: leveraging on the innovation culture among SMEs in Malaysia Available to Purchase

Haniruzila Hanifah is based at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malayia. She holds a PhD in Organizational Behaviour from School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Her research interests include entrepreneur’s behavior, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), innovation, human resource management and innovation performance. Besides, she was a post doctorate fellow at School of Management, USM and actively involved in research projects regarding entrepreneurship and SME. She is graduated with a Master of Business Administration Degree in year 2010 from Faculty Technology and Office Management, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam.

Hasliza Abdul Halim is based at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. She, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia. She joined the university after completing her PhD at the University of Malaya. She has been lecturing for many years on subjects such as HRM, management, strategic management, communication and others. Her PhD concentrated on utilizing and delivering the human resource activities through outsourcing. Besides, the roles of Business and HRM strategy were examined in detail to understand the management of human resources of the organizations in Malaysia. She is also experienced in the use of modeling and application of software such as AMOS and SPSS. She currently serves as an Editorial Board Member of the Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAMJ). She previously worked in corporate sectors and had been involved with various consultation programs which were related to human resource development, compensation, performance appraisal and other related matters. Currently at USM, she is also actively involved with consultation programs and served as a facilitator for community, entrepreneurial and leadership projects. In addition, she received Gold Medal Award from Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia for her outstanding performance in her study. Her research interests are in the areas of HRM, strategic management, organizational behavior, strategic HRM, outsourcing, business and HRM strategies as well as organizational performance.

Noor Hazlina Ahmad is based at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. She, PhD, is a Professor at the School of Management USM. She joined the university after completing her PhD at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She teaches entrepreneurship and organizational behavior-related subjects. She also supervises PhD and MA students in the field of entrepreneurship and SMEs. Currently, she serves as the President of the Asian Academy of Management and sits on the editorial board of the Asian Academy of Management Journal. She has served as a visiting professor and external assessor at the Management & Science University. She is also actively involved with consultation programs and served as a facilitator for community, entrepreneurship and leadership projects. Hazlina has published her research works in high impact journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Management Decision, Service Business, Social Indicator Research and Journal of Education Technology & Society as well as other indexed international journals including the Journal of Asia Pacific Business, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing as well the Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. Her research interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship, SMEs and organizational behavior.

Ali Vafaei-Zadeh is based at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. He is currently a Teaching Fellow at Graduate School of Business (GSB), Universiti Sains Malaysia. He holds a PhD in Operation Management, MBA in production and materials management and bachelor in industrial management. He is actively involved in research projects regarding information security, supply chain management and technology management.