This paper explores the triangle of relationships among product, process and organizational innovation, examining the complementarities and substitutes between these forms of innovation. Drawing from a large pooled sample of French and UK manufacturing firms, it investigates if firms can find a...

This paper simultaneously explores the firm-level relationships between R&D investments, innovation, training investments, quality and firm performance. It offers empirical evidence on how innovation, training and quality affect firm profitability. One new feature we introduce is the link...

This paper studies competencies and human resource management practices of French manufacturing firms. Using the French survey Competences pour Innover 1997, we highlight various collective and individual competencies used in an innovation perspective. Detailed descriptive analysis permit to...

This paper investigates arrangements capable of enhancing, capturing and utilizing knowledge within the firm. Using French data set, we aim at studying the complementarities between knowledge management and human resource management practices (henceforth, KM and HRM), and their impact on...

This paper examines the knowledge creation, sharing and transferring process within manufacturing firms in an innovation perspective. Using French data set, we study complementarities between specific human resource management practices (HRMP) and knowledge management. We focus on four specific...