Publication: HRM and radical innovation: A dual approach with exploration as a mediator
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Barba Aragón, María Isabel ; Jiménez-Jiménez, Daniel
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.03.007
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©2020. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in European Management Journal. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.03.007
Abstract
Radical innovation is crucial for a firm’s success, and organisations should promote it. Prior research has
argued that human capital is essential for a company’s innovation. However, the direct and indirect
effects of Human Resource Management (HRM) on radical innovation have not yet been determined.
Therefore, the present paper aims to explore the direct impact of HRM on radical innovation with a
content approach and a process approach. It will also examine the mediating effect that learning through
an exploration process has on HRM and radical innovation. Using data from 200 medium-sized Spanish
industrial firms, our results demonstrate that Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) has a
positive and direct effect on radical innovation. We also find that an HRM system directed toward change
and creativity and SHRM positively support the process of exploration learning, and that competence
exploration has a favourable impact on radical innovation. These results indicate that competence
exploration mediates the effect HRM systems and SHRM have on radical innovation.
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European Management Journal, 38
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