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4. MIMI Results for the uPhongolo 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 uPhongolo Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. As indicated, the aver- age score for uPhongolo in Construct A was 2, which aligns with the national average of 2. The municipality scored 2 in several areas including innovation linked to strategy, innovation linked to behaviour, processes for innovation, interdepartmental and external collaboration, tools for managing knowledge, idea take-up processes and political support for innovation. The results suggest that the municipality requires improvement, particularly in financial and physical resources, external collaboration, and political support for innovation.
Table 326. 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 uPhongolo Local Municipality in comparison to the national average. The average score for uPhongolo was 2, which is the same as the national average. The municipality scored 2 in openness to new ideas, encouragement of learning, understanding of innovation processes, support for testing innovations, understanding of innovation processes and communication by management for innovation.
Table 327. Construct b: Management support for innovation
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