When managers share distinctive, consistent, and consensual information, referred to as human resource (HR) strength, it is easier for employees to make sense of the information and understand what is expected from them. Drawing on insights from HR strength, attribution, and cross-cultural...

There is little research on HRM practices in knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs), especially in comparison to that conducted in traditional production environments. Whether such HRM practices are appropriate for KIFs, particularly ones that differentiate themselves on their ability to innovate, is...

Effective people management is essential to successful innovation, however no single human resource function or practice can facilitate the development of innovation capacity in an organization. Several studies have argued that different bundles or configurations of human resource practices can...