Human Resources Management: Vital and Effective Elements in Technological Innovation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 University of Tehran

2 science and technology policy make at Tarbiat Modares University

3 Allame Tabataba’i University

Abstract

Human resource management (HRM) is one of the most important resources of organizations and a basic element in obtaining organizational goals and strategies. This study aims to show the role of HRM in technology innovation and to investigate the effect of miscellaneous components of HRM on technology innovation. The participants in this study are active researchers in the field of nanotechnology. Based on a survey conducted among nanotechnology organizations and the subject matter experts, five groups of factors influencing innovation are determined. They include financial incentives, non-financial incentives, HR training, the evaluating and monitoring of process, and the evaluating and monitoring of output. Then, using appropriate statistical tests, the relationship among these factors are investigated. The results confirm all the hypotheses except the effect of financial incentives on technology innovation. In addition, the results indicate that external control has negative effect on technology innovation, whereas process control has positive effect on this variable.

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  • Receive Date: 09 January 2013
  • Accept Date: 30 June 2013

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