Factors Affecting Innovation: A Study of the Sri Lanka Police

How innovations emerge, develop, and impact organizational structures, practices and job satisfaction?

Key finding of the study

Limited physical resources, restrictive decision-making freedom, and inadequate feedback mechanisms are the challenges and political interference, outdated legal frameworks, and insufficient training opportunities emerged as barriers to innovation.

Authors

S.B.D.C. Ratnayake, Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy, Pallekele, Kandy

A.A.M.D. Amarasinghe, Department of Accountancy & Finance, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka

Summary

This research delves into the complexities of innovation within the Sri Lanka Police force, vital for the organization's long-term survival. The study identifies key factors influencing the innovation process from conception to implementation. The background underscores the encompassing both traditional duties and modern innovations such as community-oriented and intelligence-led policing. Despite a scarcity of empirical studies on Sri Lanka police, the research emphasizes the need to examine how innovations emerge, develop, and impact organizational structures, practices and job satisfaction. The objectives of the study include identifying innovation drivers among police officers, exploring the influence of job satisfaction, institutional elements, legislation, and bureaucracy. Findings from thematic analysis reveal nuanced perspectives from police officers. Respondents highlighted challenges such as limited physical resources, restrictive decision-making freedom, and inadequate feedback mechanisms. Issues like political interference, outdated legal frameworks, and insufficient training opportunities emerged as barriers to innovation. Job satisfaction, influenced by factors like workload, relationships with superiors, and the absence of rewards for innovative efforts, was identified as crucial.

Published in

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)

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