Identifying Human and Managerial factors affecting Organizational innovation in Gas refineries

Increased competition, changes, and uncertainty have forced organizations to embrace innovation as an important function. Paying attention to the innovation is necessary to reply to Rapid technological changes rate. So many researches have been done about innovation, but there are a few studies about innovation in refineries. Due to this fact, the present study aimed to identify human and managerial factors that affect innovation in gas refineries. therefore, a sample consists of 287 persons of the 6 refineries include 5 refineries in South Pars Complex and Fajre Jam Gas Refinery in Bushehr Province were selected and surveyed.According to Research findings three categories factors have been recognized: 1. Cultural factors 2. Managerial factors and, 3. Human resource management factors.