Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the concept of human resource management (HRM) frames, to identify frame domains, and to explore their role in implementing HRM innovation. HRM innovation implementation is considered through the theoretical lens of social cognitive theory, and...

The theoretical and empirical investigation of information technologies (IT) innovation implementations reveals that they lack conceptual and practical support from HRM professionals. The HRM practices undertaken by HR professionals are not even discussed. We argue that HR departments should...

Research has shown that employees' innovative work behaviour is important for the competitive advantage of organizations. However, the question of how this innovative work behaviour can be stimulated remains unanswered. The purpose of this paper is to test empirically the effect of perceptions...

This volume views innovation of HRM in two ways: At one end, HR practices and policies should be designed to support innovative organizational members and climates, new ideas, and larger capacities. At the other end, the HRM function evolves by applying new structures to the practices, and by...

Purpose The goal of this chapter is to explore the requirements modern companies expect of HR professionals’ competences. Design/Methodology/Approach Departing from the widely acknowledged HR competence studies of Ulrich and associates, we extended them with the continuous learning competence...