The impact of Labour Relations on Innovative Output: An Exploration of Firm-level Data in the Netherlands
A growing literature on determinants of innovative per- formance focuses on factors such as market structure, firm size, (regional and international) knowledge spill- overs, R&D collaboration, conditions for appropriation of innovation benefits, and others. This paper contrib- utes to an aspect that is still sparsely explored: The im- pact of labour relations and Human Resource Manage- ment (HRM) practices on a firm’s innovative behaviour. Our empirical findings identify that active HRM policies, including job rotation, performance pay, and high qualification levels of personnel contribute... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | conferenceObject |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2007 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832431 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/16523 |
A growing literature on determinants of innovative per- formance focuses on factors such as market structure, firm size, (regional and international) knowledge spill- overs, R&D collaboration, conditions for appropriation of innovation benefits, and others. This paper contrib- utes to an aspect that is still sparsely explored: The im- pact of labour relations and Human Resource Manage- ment (HRM) practices on a firm’s innovative behaviour. Our empirical findings identify that active HRM policies, including job rotation, performance pay, and high qualification levels of personnel contribute positively to innovative performance.