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4. MIMI Results for Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality
4.1 Construct A: Enablers of innovation
This section presents results for Construct A of MIMI: Municipal Enablers for Innovation. Table 2 displays the scores for Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. As indicated, the average score for Lepelle- Nkumpi in Construct A was 1, while the national average was 2. Strikingly, the municipality scored 0 and 1 in several areas, and notably scored 4 for innovation linked to strategy. This suggests that within the municipality, innovation is limited, if any, and there is no evidence of innovation-linked strategies.
Table 176. Construct A: Enablers of innovation
4.2 Construct b: Management support for innovation
This section presents results for Construct B of MIMI: Management Support for Innovation. Table 3 displays the scores for Construct B for Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. The average score for Lepelle-Nkumpi was 2, which is the same as the national average. The municipality scored 2 in openness to new ideas, 2 for understanding of innovation processes, 2 for support for testing innovations, and communication by management for innovation. A score of 2 was also recorded for encouragement of learning.
Table 177. Construct b: Enablers of Innovation
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