Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation

This study investigates the role of intellectual capital (i.e., human, social, and organization capital)–enhancing human resource (HR) practices in the development of a firm's absorptive capacity, as well as the mediating role of absorptive capacity in its relationship to the firm's innova...

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Main Authors: Soo, C., Tian, Amy, Teo, S., Cordery, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16110
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author Soo, C.
Tian, Amy
Teo, S.
Cordery, J.
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description This study investigates the role of intellectual capital (i.e., human, social, and organization capital)–enhancing human resource (HR) practices in the development of a firm's absorptive capacity, as well as the mediating role of absorptive capacity in its relationship to the firm's innovation performance. Results show that while human capital–enhancing HR (acquisition and developmental HR) is positively related to absorptive capacity, social capital–enhancing HR affects absorptive capacity through egalitarian HR practices. Organization capital–enhancing HR practices contribute to absorptive capacity through effective information systems. Finally, our findings confirm that the various intellectual capital–enhancing HR practices affect innovation performance through their impact on the firm's absorptive capacity.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-161102018-03-29T09:06:10Z Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation Soo, C. Tian, Amy Teo, S. Cordery, J. This study investigates the role of intellectual capital (i.e., human, social, and organization capital)–enhancing human resource (HR) practices in the development of a firm's absorptive capacity, as well as the mediating role of absorptive capacity in its relationship to the firm's innovation performance. Results show that while human capital–enhancing HR (acquisition and developmental HR) is positively related to absorptive capacity, social capital–enhancing HR affects absorptive capacity through egalitarian HR practices. Organization capital–enhancing HR practices contribute to absorptive capacity through effective information systems. Finally, our findings confirm that the various intellectual capital–enhancing HR practices affect innovation performance through their impact on the firm's absorptive capacity. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16110 10.1002/hrm.21783 Wiley restricted
spellingShingle Soo, C.
Tian, Amy
Teo, S.
Cordery, J.
Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation
title Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation
title_full Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation
title_fullStr Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation
title_full_unstemmed Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation
title_short Intellectual capital-enhancing HR, absorptive capacity and innovation
title_sort intellectual capital-enhancing hr, absorptive capacity and innovation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16110