TY - JOUR
T1 - Shrm and product innovation
T2 - Testing the moderating effects of organizational culture and structure in Chinese firms
AU - Wei, Li-Qun
AU - Liu, Jun
AU - Herndon, Neil C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a research grant from the Hong Kong Baptist University (FRG/07-08/ I-26) to the first author. An earlier version of this article was published in the Best Paper Proceedings (top 10%) of the Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, June 2008, Milan, Italy.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Prior studies have found a positive effect of strategic human resource management (SHRM) on firm performance. However, little research has been done to understand how SHRM is employed to facilitate product innovation. Following the contextual perspective of SHRM, this study examines an interactive model in which corporate culture and structure are proposed to moderate the SHRM-product innovation relationship. Empirical results from a sample of 223 Chinese enterprises indicate that SHRM has a positive impact on firms' product innovation and this relationship is stronger for firms with a developmental culture. Furthermore, an examination of threeway interactions indicates that in firms with a flatter structure, the relationship between SHRM and a developmental culture is stronger.
AB - Prior studies have found a positive effect of strategic human resource management (SHRM) on firm performance. However, little research has been done to understand how SHRM is employed to facilitate product innovation. Following the contextual perspective of SHRM, this study examines an interactive model in which corporate culture and structure are proposed to moderate the SHRM-product innovation relationship. Empirical results from a sample of 223 Chinese enterprises indicate that SHRM has a positive impact on firms' product innovation and this relationship is stronger for firms with a developmental culture. Furthermore, an examination of threeway interactions indicates that in firms with a flatter structure, the relationship between SHRM and a developmental culture is stronger.
KW - China
KW - Corporate culture
KW - Developmental culture
KW - Organizational structure
KW - Product innovation
KW - Strategic human resource management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79251610726&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09585192.2011.538965
DO - 10.1080/09585192.2011.538965
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:79251610726
SN - 0958-5192
VL - 22
SP - 19
EP - 33
JO - International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - International Journal of Human Resource Management
IS - 1
ER -
