Profiling HRM in innovative firms


Autoria(s): Jorgensen, Frances; Becker, Karen L.; Hyland, Paul
Data(s)

2010

Resumo

Effective people management is essential to successful innovation, however no single human resource function or practice can facilitate the development of innovation capacity in an organization. Several studies have argued that different bundles or configurations of human resource practices can improve innovation performance, but there is little empirically based research that provides details of the practices utilized by different types of innovative firms. In this exploratory, qualitative study of innovative Danish firms we examine the profiles of human resource practices evident in a sample of firms recognized for their innovative performance. In examining these profiles, we analyze how characteristics of the organizations, namely their size and the nature of industry specific core capabilities, influence the human resource practices used to support innovation. Our initial findings indicate that in this sample of firms size is not a factor but knowledge-intensive firms have notably different profiles of human resource practices to technology-based firms.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/38844/

Publicador

Academy of Management

Relação

http://meeting.aomonline.org/2010/

Jorgensen, Frances, Becker, Karen L., & Hyland, Paul (2010) Profiling HRM in innovative firms. In Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Academy of Management, Montréal Convention Center, Montreal.

Direitos

Copyright 2010 [please consult the authors]

Fonte

QUT Business School; School of Management

Palavras-Chave #150305 Human Resources Management #Profiling #HRM #Innovative Firms
Tipo

Conference Paper