Influence of organizational innovation capabilities on sustainable competitive advantage among private hospitals in Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of organizational innovation capabilities on sustainable competitive advantage among private hospitals in Kenya. Positivism research philosophy guided the study and a descriptive correlational research design was used. The study population consisted of 690 managers from the 46 level 5 private hospitals across Kenya. Stratified simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 253 managers from the population. A structured questionnaire was applied to collect data. The study used structural equation modelling for analysing the data. The study findings established that organizational innovation capabilities had significant positive effect on Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA) among the private hospitals in Kenya (β= 0.617, CR=3.904, p < 0.05). The study has practical implications for top management in private hospitals in Kenya to continually support acquisition and development of new resources. Management should also make required investment in Research and Development (R&D) activities to provide improved services to clients, and always encourage creativity amongst the employees and other stakeholders in order to improve on their organization offerings and appeal.