Abstract
PurposeExternal factors such as global competition and new technologies, require organizations to be innovative. Such organizational innovations also ask for innovative human resource management (HRM). However, in the current literature, it is not completely clear what innovative HRM means, as it is conceptualized in different ways. This study aims to provide clarity about innovative HRM by suggesting a new measurement scale; formulating hypotheses about some core determinants of innovative HRM; and investigating how innovative HRM relates to organizational innovation.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 719 Dutch organizations it was possible to investigate the properties of the inventory and examining several determinants of innovative HRM and how it relates to organizational innovation.FindingsThe innovative HRM scale is internally consistent and differs from other HRM indicators. It is explained by external developments, organizational size and stability of the organization. Finally, innovative HRM is a predictor of organizational innovation.Originality/valueThe measure that was developed in this paper is new to the literature. Innovative HRM has not been measured in a similar way to date. Besides that, the innovative HRM Survey is a novel data set.
Highlights
The innovativeness of organizations is crucial in today’s competitive environment (Hult et al, 2004; Damanpour et al, 2009; Tidd and Bessant, 2018)
This study proposed and empirically assessed a measure of innovative human resource management (HRM) by applying measures of organizational innovation to HRM
The study leads to the following conclusions
Summary
The innovativeness of organizations is crucial in today’s competitive environment (Hult et al, 2004; Damanpour et al, 2009; Tidd and Bessant, 2018). Organizational innovation, is a broad term, which refers to different facets (Armbruster et al, 2008; Crossan and Apaydin, 2010). These facets include the adoption of new ideas or behaviors, which can be a system, policy, program, device, process, product or service The full terms of this licence may be seen at: http://
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