Determinants of innovative behavior of employees: evidence from Spanish firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 606-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Teresa Ortega-Egea ◽  
Antonia Ruiz Moreno ◽  
M. Carmen Haro Domínguez
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the presence of communication and knowledge flows influences the creation of a work context that supports innovation, and how this relationship is moderated by labor externalization. Design/methodology/approach – To study these relationships, the authors use a sample of 249 workers from five organizations. The different hypotheses proposed are contrasted using hierarchical regression analysis. Findings – The results obtained show the authors that, when communication flows exist, workers’ orientation to innovation is greater; likewise, knowledge transfer influences workers’ innovative attitude positively. However, the results are different when externalization of workers acts as a moderating variable. Practical implications – The firm's management should make decisions and foster the production of information flows between employees, as the results obtained indicate that communication and knowledge transfer encourage employee attitudes and behavior favorable to innovation. Originality/value – The main contribution of this study is to provide new empirical evidence on the influence of communication and knowledge flows on workers’ orientation to innovation. The authors also analyze how these relationships are affected by the presence of externalization. The evidence obtained in this study permits to deduce what actions foster or inhibit organizations in creating a work context that supports innovation and thus encourages the generation of innovation.

Firm CSR implementation and societal moral degradation

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 608-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Li ◽  
Qinqin Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Transition Economy ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Csr ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper aims to examine how firms respond to societal moral degradation in a transition economy from the corporate social responsibility (CSR) perspective.Design/methodology/approachBased on a survey of 302 firms operating in China and using hierarchical regression, this study explores the effect of societal moral degradation on firm CSR implementation.FindingsThe study finds that the amount of CSR performed by firms in a transition market will reduce when they face increased moral degradation in the business field. The authors also find that CSR philanthropy is more significantly deterred by societal moral degradation than CSR sustainability.Practical implicationsThese findings reveal that firms conducting CSR initiatives need to strategically consider the great influence of environment. Meanwhile, strategic CSR decisions should be fully aware of the different characters of different CSR forms.Originality/valueThis paper draws on the strategic choice theory and contributes to understanding of the influence of specific environmental factors in transition economies on CSR implementation. Based on two main categories of CSR, this study develops a framework that explores how firms choose different CSR forms when they encounter severe moral degradation in business sector.

Assessing the dynamics of knowledge transfer between masters and apprentices

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Optimum Form ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Training Path ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on the deployment of asymmetric evolutionary game theory to reveal how innovative organizations best effect knowledge sharing by aligning the incentivized desire of masters to share their expert knowledge with the self-interest of apprentices who are highly motivated to accept that knowledge on an accelerated training path. These insights improve the strategic capacity of human resources teams to add value to their organization by encouraging the optimum form of knowledge transfer between masters and apprentices. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Market orientation and women-owned SMEs performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amir Rashid ◽  
Masood Nawaz Kalyar ◽  
Imran Shafique
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis research aims to investigate the contingent effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and strategic decision responsiveness (SDR) on the link of market orientation (MO) and performance of women-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs).Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 909 WSMEs of Punjab province Pakistan through survey questionnaire. Hierarchical regression is employed to perform the analysis.FindingsResults reveal that although higher-level dimensions of MO directly affect the WSMEs performance, however this linkage becomes stronger under SDR and higher-level dimensions of EO.Practical implicationsManagers should emphasis on the demonstration of EO's dimensions and SDR to utilize the full potential of MO to promote WSMEs performance.Originality/valueTo study the contingent effect of SDR and EO's dimensions in the MO–WSMEs performance nexus is the novelty of this study.

Increasing innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Innovation is essential for organizations to gain competitive advantage and financial success. The leadership style of managers can directly influence employee attitudes and behaviours, which can lead to increased innovation and creativity. A servant leadership style, which puts employees’ growth, learning, development and well-being first, leads to employees reciprocating in positive behaviours. They feel invested in and supported, and feel able and encouraged to suggest new ideas. They feel psychologically safe and feel able to thrive at work. This leads to increased innovation which leads to improved outcomes for the organization as a whole. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

scholarly journals Reasons for choosing mechanisms to protect knowledge and innovations

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Olander ◽  
Mika Vanhala ◽  
Pia Hurmelinna-Laukkanen
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Knowledge Flows ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
Informal Relations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Prior research has confirmed the usefulness of both formal and informal protection mechanisms for governing knowledge flows. However, there is lack of research on the motivation and needs driving firms in their choice of mechanisms for each situation. The aim of this paper is to examine the reasons for choosing formal or informal mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach – The hypotheses were tested on a sample of 209 companies engaged in R&D. A Partial Least Squares was used for the analyses. Findings – This study identifies statistically significant relationships between the protection need and the firm's strategy. The results indicate that there is variance in the use of mechanisms when there is a specific motivation for seeking protection, and when the firm faces difficulties related to protection issues. Research limitations/implications – The data were gathered in a single country. The results may be different if practices in a culture based more on informal relations, with less efficient patent system, were investigated. Practical implications – The study provides managers with useful information on the informal protection of knowledge and innovations when resources are limited. In particular, it helps them to identify situations in which informal mechanisms are potentially more useful. Originality/value – This study adds to the literature by studying quantitatively the relationship between the recognised need for protection and the choice of formal and/or informal protection as a strategy. It combines both formal and informal mechanisms. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is one of the few studies examining HRM-related protection mechanisms.

scholarly journals Knowledge sharing is knowledge transfer: a misconception in the literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gangeswari Tangaraja ◽  
Roziah Mohd Rasdi ◽  
Bahaman Abu Samah ◽  
Maimunah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extensive Literature Review ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The paper aims to clearly differentiate knowledge sharing (KS) and knowledge transfer (KT) besides exemplifying their interconnections to minimize the current confusions in the knowledge management (KM) literature. Design/methodology/approach An extensive literature review method was used to analyse relevant literature on both KS and KT to clearly delineate their differences and their interconnections. Findings The paper found that KS is a subset of KT (using personalization strategy), whereas KT as a whole is a broader concept, if compared with KS. However, KS is not one of the immediate processes involved in KT (using codification strategy). The processes involved in KS and KT differ according to the strategy used (in KT) and perspective chosen (in KS). Other findings include KS (unidirectional) as reflective concept (viewed so far), whereas KS (bidirectional), KT (personalization) and KT (codification) as formative concepts. Research limitations/implications The findings of this paper were based on the review of selected relevant articles only. Practical Implications The paper will minimize the current confusions in the KM literature and will assist future researches on both KS and KT to ensure what these concepts entail to avoid construct underrepresentation. Originality/value As compared to previous attempts, the present paper has shown the interconnections between KS and KT, as well as the differences based on the two perspectives of KS (unidirectional/bidirectional) and the two strategies of KT (personalization/codification), and such effort is new in the literature.

Interfirm networks and search-transfer problem: the role of geographic proximity

2020 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. 923-940
Author(s):  
Dong Wu ◽  
Xiaobo Wu ◽  
Haojun Zhou ◽  
Mingu Kang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Transfer Problem ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Geographic Proximity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interfirm Networks ◽  
Interfirm Network ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper represents an empirical study of how geographic proximity influences the search advantage and the transfer problem of interfirm networks.Design/methodology/approachBy using the data collected from 226 Chinese manufacturing firms, this study examines the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe authors’ findings suggest that (1) geographic proximity is an important antecedent for promoting knowledge transfer, whereas it lowers the degree of knowledge novelty; and (2) geographic proximity also moderates the effects of interfirm networks on knowledge novelty and knowledge transfer.Originality/valueThis study contributes the literature of interfirm network and provides practical implications by addressing the ways in which manufacturing firms can promote knowledge transfer and acquire novel knowledge.

Impact of human capital strategies on employee attitudes and behavior: a view of internal and external labor markets

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Shi Liu ◽  
Nien-Chi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Strategic Human Resource Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Acquisition Strategies ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

PurposeAccording to human capital theory, companies derive economic value from the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) of their employees. Research conducted by strategic human resource management has focused on how investment in human capital can create a competitive advantage for an organization. The purpose of the paper is, therefore, to investigate how the choice of different human capital acquisition strategies – “make or buy” – can influence employee attitudes and behavior.Design/methodology/approachThis study explores the relationship between internal and external human capital strategies and employee’s attitudes and behavior in Taiwan's IC (integrated circuit) design industry. The cross-sectional dataset derives from a sample of 49 human resource departments and 497 employees from 25 different IC design companies.FindingsThe findings indicate that the decisions made on human capital strategies have an important influence on employee’s attitude and behavior. The results also show that a climate of trust and perceived organizational support is a cross-level mechanism for both human capital strategy and employees' attitudes and behavior.Originality/valueThere has been little research on the cross-level analysis of human capital acquisition strategies that can influence employee’s attitudes and behavior. This study verified that internal and external human capital strategies do affect employees' individual perceptions of organizational support via the organizational-level climate of trust, which in turn influences employees' attitudes and behavior. This cross-level mechanism indeed will facilitate new insights into the nature of strategic human resource management.

The micro-processes during repatriate knowledge transfer: the repatriates’ perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 735-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Burmeister ◽  
Jürgen Deller ◽  
Joyce Osland ◽  
Betina Szkudlarek ◽  
Gary Oddou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Transfer Process ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Process Perspective ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to add a process perspective to the literature on repatriate knowledge transfer (RKT) and to understand how the knowledge transfer process unfolds in the repatriation context. Thus, this qualitative study uses existing knowledge transfer process models to assess their applicability to the context of repatriation and explain the micro-processes during RKT. Design/methodology/approach – To provide a rich understanding of these processes from the repatriate perspective, critical incidents reported by 29 German and US American repatriates were content-analyzed. Findings – The findings are summarized in a proposed RKT process model, which describes the roles and knowledge transfer-related activities of repatriates, recipients and supervisors as well as their interaction during four transfer phases: assessment, initiation, execution and evaluation. Research limitations/implications – The experiences of repatriates from different geographic areas as well as the perspectives of knowledge recipients and supervisors were not studied but should be included in future research. In addition, future research could test the applicability of the identified micro-processes to different knowledge transfer contexts. Practical implications – Managers can use the findings to facilitate the RKT process more effectively because the type of organizational support offered can be aligned with the changing needs of repatriates, recipients and supervisors during the four identified phases. Originality/value – This is the first study that takes a process perspective to understand RKT. The integration of the current findings with the existing literature can enable a more nuanced view on RKT.

Does the competitive orientation really lead to emphasis on different internal capabilities?

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1075-1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Tsang Chen ◽  
Ronaldo Gomes Dultra-de-Lima ◽  
João Mário Csillag ◽  
José Carlos Tiomatsu Oyadomari
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Internal Capabilities ◽  
Systematic Strategy ◽  
Competitive Priority ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Perceptual Scale

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if the organization competitive orientation can really make firms emphasize different internal capability. This paper aims to revisit and extend the study proposed by Fleury and Fleury (2003). Design/methodology/approach – The survey instrument was employed to collect the sample composed by 163 companies from different sectors of Brazilian market. Additionally, several statistic techniques were applied such as cluster analysis, ANOVA test and hierarchical regression analysis to investigate the phenomenon. Findings – It was observed that three possible clusters can be built based on cumulative capabilities perspective and the Operation oriented group has no emphasis on production, logistic nether R & D capability, while other two clusters have a distinctive attentions on their internal capabilities. Research limitations/implications – The limitation of this research lies in using perceptual scale for performance and few constructs with one item for measuring. On the other hand, this research has revisited the taxonomy topic based on cumulative capability perspective and discussed the trade-off concepts assumed in past studies. Practical implications – This study has demonstrated the absence of systematic strategy implementation of those that are considered Operational oriented. Additionally, the authors have demonstrated that market share and customer satisfaction performance are impacted by different competitive priority as well as internal capability. Originality/value – The authors reviewed the work proposed by Fleury and Fleury (2003), and went further in proposing a taxonomy complementation suggested by them. Additionally the authors discussed the assumptions of the taxonomies that have been adopted up today and explored this issue using cumulative capabilities concept. This work is based on competitive orientations, internal capability and cumulative capabilities suggested by seminar papers.

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