Information technology is one of the major drivers of Indian economy. Hence the growth of this industry will also reflect in economic growth. Growth can be achieved only through innovativeness. The innovations of employees protected with intellectual property leads the organization to a leadership position. | Innovativeness of IT employees and IP creation International Journal of Management IJM Volume 7 Issue 7 November December 2016 69 Article ID IJM_07_07_006 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 7 Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication INNOVATIVENESS OF IT EMPLOYEES AND IP CREATION Anagha Kallingal Research Scholar Department of Management Studies Anna University Chennai India Dr. R. Magesh Associate Professor and Deputy Director- Distance Education Department of Management Studies Anna University Chennai India ABSTRACT Information technology is one of the major drivers of Indian economy. Hence the growth of this industry will also reflect in economic growth. Growth can be achieved only through innovativeness. The innovations of employees protected with intellectual property leads the organization to a leadership position. The factors that influence the creation of intellectual property in an organization are brought out in this paper. Through pair wise comparisons the priorities of each of these factors are also derived. Key words I P Creation I T Organizations Resources Practices Motivation. Cite this Article Anagha Kallingal and Dr. R. Magesh Innovativeness of IT Employees and IP Creation. International Journal of Management 7 7 2016 pp. 61 69. http IJM JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 7 1. INTRODUCTION Intellectual Property IP is the basis for excellence and growth for organizations functioning in knowledge intensive industries like the IT industry. It is a means of organizational sustenance in highly competitive markets. When knowledge is the intangible product that provides the firm with its competitive advantage that competitive advantage is vulnerable to imitation without some form of protection. Budde-Sung 2012 . The most common techniques of protection used in the IT industry are .
