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4. MIMI Results for the Mahikeng 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 Construct A for the Mahikeng Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. As indicated, the average score for Mahikeng Local Municipality in Construct A was 2, which aligns with national average of 2. Despite the average the municipality score of 2 in innovation linked to strategy, innovation liked to performance, processes for innovation, financial resources for innovation, physical resources for innovation, human resources for innovation, staff incentives for innovation, inter-departmental collaboration for innovation, external collaboration and partnership for innovation, tool for managing knowledge, idea take up process, accountability and transparency to support innovation, inclusive decision-making for innovation, political support for innovation and community participation in innovation.
Table 188. 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 the Mahikeng Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. The average score for Mahikeng Local Municipality was 2, which align with the national average. The municipality scored 2 in openness to new ideas, encouragement of learning, understanding of innovation processes, support for testing innovations, and communication by management for innovation.
Table 189. Construct b: Management support for innovation
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