Shaping the handicraft cluster through innovation capability

There are several enablers to the innovation capability in the exisiting literature, but they all are considered with equal importance. Researchers believe ranking will advance the understanding of academicians and practitioners further. Hence, we started by recognizing the enablers from the available literature and exploring the possible causal relationship among them. A framework based on the causal relationship among the enablers is proposed. Grey DEMATEL (Decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory) has been used to establish this causal relationship. This study identifies nine of the fifteen enablers as causal factors. They are as follows: Knowledge Exploration, Ideation and Organizational Structure, Organizational Climate, Risk Taking Ability, Collaboration and Networking, Institutional Support, Rejuvenation and Upgrading, Leadership Practices, Technological Adaptation. Practitioners, academicians, and policymakers will have a better understanding of this causal relationship among enablers. Knowledge of these enablers will help in fostering a more conducive environment for escalating the process of innovation in the handicraft cluster.