Innovation Dynamics in Multipartneralliance Teams: A Focus on Human Resource Management Fit

Isabel Estrada Vaquero (), Natalia Mart¡n Cruz () and Pilar P‚rez Santana ()
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Isabel Estrada Vaquero: Departamento de Organizaci¢n de Empresas y Comercializaci¢n e Investigaci¢n de Mercados, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Valladolid, http://www.oecim.uva.es/
Natalia Mart¡n Cruz: Departamento de Organizaci¢n de Empresas y Comercializaci¢n e Investigaci¢n de Mercados, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Valladolid
Pilar P‚rez Santana: Departamento de Organizaci¢n de Empresas y Comercializaci¢n e Investigaci¢n de Mercados, Facultad de Ciencias Econ¢micas y Empresariales, Universidad de Valladolid, http://www.oecim.uva.es/

No 2008-05, Working Papers "New Trends on Business Administration". Documentos de Trabajo "Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas". from Interuniversity Research Master and Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) on "Business Economics", Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca and León (Spain). Until 2008, Interuniversity Doctorate Program (with a quality mention of ANECA) “New trends in Business Administration”, Universities of Valladolid, Burgos, and Salamanca (Spain). Master en Investigación y Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitarios (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) en "Economía de la Empresa", Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos, Salamanca y León (España). Hasta 2008, Programa de Doctorado Interuniversitario (con mención de calidad de la ANECA) “Nuevas Tendencias en Dirección de Empresas”, Universidades de Valladolid, Burgos y Salamanca (España).

Abstract: We explore the innovation dynamics in multipartner-alliance teams (MA teams), a particularly complex type of teams. MA teams are temporary project teams composed of members from different partners and are in charge of attaining innovation. In particular, we focus on the potential contributions of human resource management (HRM) fit on the creation of a proper MA team climate for innovation. We address the necessity of reconceptualizing the notion of HRM fit from a holistic view, offering a new multi-level conceptualization. At the partner-level, we include the two traditional dimensions of HRM fit (vertical fit and horizontal fit); at the alliance-level, we include a new dimension (?relational fit?). Our arguments allow us to conclude that the power of the HRM fit at the partner-level is reinforced/undermined depending on the synergistic effects of the combination of the partners? sets of alliance-specific HRM practices for a particular MA team. Some directions for further work are suggested.

Keywords: Multipartner alliances; team; fit; Human Resources Management; innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2008-12
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