... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified that transformational leadership can improve innovative behaviour from employees and thus also contribute toward improved overall performance. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Portuguese researchers set out to examine how two key team processes – team vision and team reflexivity – interact to influence innovation in research and development (R&D) settings. The central finding of the study of 239 workers from 50 R&D teams...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Human resource management (HRM) can act as a lynchpin to support innovation within small- and medium-sized enterprises particularly through the support of gift/counter-gift relationship building. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Research from Spain analyzed the influence of workforce diversity on an organization’s likelihood to develop organizational innovations. This paper provided three important results: First, employee diversity increases the firm’s ability to engage...

...; and while in some cases this may be beneficial, in most it can be destructive. Especially for innovation, micromanaging will likely stifle any creative ideas in the process. It can also make employees feel helpless to do anything that may be considered outside the box. Most employees would express negative...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper indentified that inclusive leadership is beneficial in promoting innovative behaviors within employees. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most...

... information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Smart human resource Human resource analytics Workplace happiness Innovation Smart and happy workers Happiness management...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Innovation output tends to be greater when women occupy executive positions. However, female participation in the top corporate jobs is still low overall. This can be addressed by challenging conventional gender stereotypes that assume women lack...

... and places the articles in context. Findings A positive association is found between HR practices and theories and organizational sustainability, between HR practices and theories and innovation and between innovation and organizational sustainability. The effect of HR theories and practices...

... in context. Findings Based on a sample of 263 Spanish companies, researchers provided strong evidence of the positive effect of authentic leaders on promoting organizational learning capability. They also showed the positive effects of organizational learning capability on innovation, revealing its...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Researchers from China carried out a systematic review of a portfolio of 910 publications about innovative work behavior (IWB) from the Scopus database. They identified the most prolific sources of IWB studies and listed several future directions for research...

... the articles in context Findings The study found that the employee’s felt accountability positively impacted their information elaboration which in turn improved their innovative work behavior. This effect was significantly increased by the presence of transformational leadership. Originality/value...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Researchers in the US identified a number of innovative qualitative approaches to human resource development (HRD). Their suggestions were motivated by the relatively few innovative approaches used in the existing research. They are intended to be used by HRD...

... comments and places the articles in context. Findings Based on research from the manufacturing industry in Pakistan, the authors find that high-involvement HR practices have a direct positive impact on individual employee functional flexibility and innovative workplace behavior Originality/value...

... and places the articles in context. Findings The authors explore the links between top management social networks and innovation performance in cultural and creative industries in China and propose that the relationship between social networks and innovation performance are mediated by organizational...

... in context. Findings Using data from service sector employees in the UAE, this study demonstrates that employee self-efficacy effort, self-efficacy persistence and growth need strength significantly impacts innovation performance. Originality The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Innovation is essential for organizations to gain competitive advantage and financial success. The leadership style of managers can directly influence employee attitudes and behaviours, which can lead to increased innovation and creativity. A servant...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Engaged employees create positive outcomes and increased performance for organizations. Another contributor to increased outcomes is innovation and creative behaviors. Engaged employees are positive and proactive and are more likely to display Innovative Work...

.... To compensate, firms use mass production systems as well as lean manufacturing philosophies. Investing in research and development can increase innovation and technological changes which can increase productivity and competitiveness. Such changes need to be employed long-term and holistically for maximum effect...

..., such as firm innovation, firm growth and profit growth. Originality/value This was one of very few studies to try and understand how and why HPWS are shaped and executed to respond to environmental pressures. RQ2. To what extent are HPWS practices implemented effectively in their organizations...