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Human Resource Practices And Open Innovation

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  • DARIA PODMETINA

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology, PO Box 20, 53850 Lappeenranta, Finland)

  • DARIA VOLCHEK

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology, PO Box 20, 53850 Lappeenranta, Finland)

  • JUSTYNA DĄBROWSKA

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology, LUT Kouvola, Prikaatintie 9, 45100 Kouvola, Finland)

  • IRINA FIEGENBAUM

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology, LUT Kouvola, Prikaatintie 9, 45100 Kouvola, Finland)

Abstract

The human side of open innovation (OI) has not been extensively studied; however, when companies develop new products or services, it is essential to foster corporate innovativeness, and managing personnel is a key to this. Human resource (HR) practices are an essential means by which companies can influence and shape the skillset, attitudes, and behaviour of individuals to do their work and can systematise the work of the whole organisation. In this paper, we aim to contribute to understanding the role of HR in open innovation, by analysing the HR practices in companies operating under an open innovation approach. We test our model with the PLS-SEM method, using Smart PLS software. Our findings suggest that personnel education is essential in supporting corporate open innovation strategies. Internal motivation systems prove to be valuable assets to support internal and external openness in OI implementation. High appreciation of personnel and its value to company are important for increasing external and internal openness.

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  • Daria Podmetina & Daria Volchek & Justyna Dąbrowska & Irina Fiegenbaum, 2013. "Human Resource Practices And Open Innovation," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 17(06), pages 1-22.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:17:y:2013:i:06:n:s1363919613400197
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919613400197
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    1. Sabrina Lenz & Monica Pinhanez & Luis Enrique Urtubey De Césaris & Charlotte Jacobs, 2016. "Open Innovation And The Challenges Of Human Resource Management," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(07), pages 1-26, October.
    2. Achim Hecker & Alois Ganter, 2016. "Organisational And Technological Innovation And The Moderating Effect Of Open Innovation Strategies," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(02), pages 1-31, February.
    3. Barrena-Martínez, Jesús & Cricelli, Livio & Ferrándiz, Esther & Greco, Marco & Grimaldi, Michele, 2020. "Joint forces: Towards an integration of intellectual capital theory and the open innovation paradigm," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 261-270.
    4. Bogers, Marcel & Foss, Nicolai J. & Lyngsie, Jacob, 2018. "The “human side” of open innovation: The role of employee diversity in firm-level openness," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 47(1), pages 218-231.

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