We describe a research on the interplay that appears to exist in companies between Human Resource Management and innovation. This complex, multicomponent, non-linear and dynamic interplay is often viewed as a "black box". To help open the black box, we outline both a theoretical framework and preliminary empirical data. We view innovation as an organization-level property, favored by the organization's self-perception as a knowledge engine. Therefore, we devised a protocol to study the companies' strategies for training and development and their innovation profile. The protocol consisted in a questionnaire with 100 closed questions, suitable for companies which rely mostly on an inner training and development service. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of Italian firms from the Food & beverages and Fashion markets. The results show that certain facets of training and development are indeed correlated to innovation. Finally, we discuss the results.

Opening the black box: How staff training and development may affect the innovation of enterprises

MATE, DAVIDE;CARPANETO, ALBERTO;TIRASSA, CORRADO FRANCESCO NICOLA;BRIZIO, ADELINA;REZZONICO, RAFFAELE;BRASSESCO, BARBARA;RABELLINO, Daniela;TIRASSA, Maurizio
2010-01-01

Abstract

We describe a research on the interplay that appears to exist in companies between Human Resource Management and innovation. This complex, multicomponent, non-linear and dynamic interplay is often viewed as a "black box". To help open the black box, we outline both a theoretical framework and preliminary empirical data. We view innovation as an organization-level property, favored by the organization's self-perception as a knowledge engine. Therefore, we devised a protocol to study the companies' strategies for training and development and their innovation profile. The protocol consisted in a questionnaire with 100 closed questions, suitable for companies which rely mostly on an inner training and development service. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of Italian firms from the Food & beverages and Fashion markets. The results show that certain facets of training and development are indeed correlated to innovation. Finally, we discuss the results.
2010
The dynamics of innovation
Lappeenranta University of Technology Press
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9789522149268
http://www.ispim.org/
Innovation; Human resource management; Staff training and development; Business performance
Davide Mate; Alberto Carpaneto; Corrado Tirassa; Adelina Brizio; Raffaele Rezzonico; Barbara Brassesco; Fabio Surra; Daniela Rabellino; Maurizio Tiras...espandi
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