we introduce two innovation constructs into models of market orientation:
(1) innovativeness and (2) the capacity to innovate.
lnnovativeness is the notion of openness to new ideas as an aspect of a firm's culture. Innovativeness of the culture is a measure of the organization's orientation toward innovation. We argue that there are antecedents to innovativeness; that is, various characteristics of a firm's culture, such as an emphasis on learning, participative decision making, support and collaboration, and power sharing, affect whether the firm has an innovation orientation.