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Innovative Work Behavior: To What Extent and How Can HRM Practices Contribute to Higher Levels of Innovation Within SMEs?

In: Issues of Human Resource Management

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  • Joost Bucker
  • Eveline Van Der Horst

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In this chapter, the influence of HR practices and more specifically the Ned Herrmanns development tool HBDI on the development of innovative work behavior (IWB) is described. Innovative work behavior today is important for organizations to stay in a competitive position. Also for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), like the case study in this chapter, innovation is essential to keep the SME's competitive advantage. As people are the most important resource in service companies, and they can contribute to innovation via their motivation and skills, the role of human resource management is important. In this book chapter, we analyze the positive influence of various HR practices on IWB. One of these HR practices is the HBDI tool, a specifically designed questionnaire which gives people insight into their problem-solving styles. The outcomes of the study in this chapter show that both HR practices and also the HBDI tool have a positive influence on developing innovative work behavior and on innovation performance.

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  • Joost Bucker & Eveline Van Der Horst, 2017. "Innovative Work Behavior: To What Extent and How Can HRM Practices Contribute to Higher Levels of Innovation Within SMEs?," Chapters, in: Ladislav Mura (ed.), Issues of Human Resource Management, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:115044
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.68433
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    Keywords

    innovative work behavior; innovation performance; HR practices; Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument; small and medium-sized enterprises;
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    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations

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