Not featherbedding, but feathering the nest: human resource management and investments in information technology

Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 21, Issue 3

Litwin A.S. Industrial Relations, January 2013, Vol. 52 No. 1, pp. 22-52, No. of pages: 31

Draws on employment relations and management theory, claiming that certain innovative employment practices and work structures pave the way for organizational innovation, namely investments in information technology (IT). Finds support for the theory in a cross-section of UK workplaces. The findings suggest that firms slow to adopt IT realize that their conventional employment model hinders their ability to make optimal use of new technologies. Advances the literature beyond studies of unionization’s impact on business investment to a broader set of issues on the employment relations features that make organizations ripe for innovation. ISSN: 0019-8676 Article type: Research paper Reference: 42AE367 (Permanent URL)

Keywords: Human resource management, Information technology,Innovation, Investment