Abstract:
Today, it is believed that organizational innovations have a tendency to improve organizational
performance by reducing transaction and administrative costs and increasing employee
happiness. This study's primary goal was to examine how innovation might improve
organizational performance at the Oromia Police College in Oromia, Ethiopia. The study used a
cross-sectional survey research design to achieve this. Through the use of quantitative methods
and self-administered questionnaires, pertinent data was acquired. A sample of randomly chosen
employees from each department of the organization received questionnaires. Basically, 123
questionnaires were distributed to the target all these were returned and were analyzed using a
statistical tool for social science (SPSS version 20). The analysis used descriptive and statistical
analysis (descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression). The Integrated Budget and
Expenditure Systems (IBEX), the Registrar Policies Management System (RPMS), the Human
Resource Management System (HRMS), and the Inventory and Store Management System
(ISMS) were four innovations that the Oromia Police College implemented or adopted with the
intention of enhancing organizational performance. The impact of these innovations on different
organizational performance criteria, such as productivity, flexibility, reliability, responsiveness,
and cost reduction were assessed. According to the study's findings, innovation generally
improved organizational performance for the case organization. Employee respondents
indicated that each of these innovations had a positive impact on the performance metrics; in
most cases, the mean response rates were over 3.0, indicating that the innovations positively
impacted performance metrics. The descriptive analysis and regression analysis both support the
finding that these innovations positively predict organizational performance with acceptable
significance levels. The study concluded that the organization does address in practice the
efforts necessary to maintain effective innovation strategies for improving organizational
performance. Based on the findings, three recommendations were forwarded. First, Oromia
Police College may strive to get more out of the innovations by paying attention to where the
current study noted as a gray area such as the user-friendliness of the system and the system’s
capacity in flexible handling of possible strategic shifts. Second, other Organizations may learn
from the case Organization, and thirdly, the need for further study.
