CURRENT INNOVATION PRACTICES IN MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ORGANISATIONS: CASE STUDIES ON STRIDE AND CELCOM AXIATA BERHAD.

For government and non-government organisations to prosper, the practice and culture of innovation must be adopted. Therefore, innovation has been encouraged for each organisation by the Malaysian government since the year 2009. This paper discusses on the innovation processes in two organisations; the Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence (STRIDE), a government agency, and Celcom Axiata Berhad, a public listed company. This study is conducted based on information on innovation activities gathered from representatives from both organisations' top managements. STRIDE, being the government's R&D centre for defence & security, and Celcom, a telecommunications service provider, have unique ways of implementing innovations in their respective departments. This paper focuses on both organisations' achievements with their latest innovations, their plans for the next five to ten years, and the challenges faced in maintaining and improving their performances. Organisation strategies, job motivation and incentives, and intellectual property (IP) patents in both organisations are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]