Main drivers of human capital, learning and performance

Nancy Vargas, M. Begoña Lloria () and Salvador Roig-Dobón
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Nancy Vargas: Universidad de Santander
M. Begoña Lloria: Universitat de València
Salvador Roig-Dobón: Universitat de València

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2016, vol. 41, issue 5, No 3, 978 pages

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study was to show the relationships between the enablers for knowledge creation and human capital (HC); the effect of HC on feedback and feedforward; and the influence of these learning flows on organizational performance. To achieve this, we developed a novel theoretical model of relationships and tested this model empirically. We quantitatively test this model using data from firms in the Spanish biotechnology sector. Results show strong relationships between HC and enablers for knowledge creation (redundancy, trust, and autonomy); HC and learning flows (feedback and feedforward); and learning flows and organizational performance. The originality of this study lies in linking—theoretically, empirically, and through a novel model—independent theories of HC, learning, and knowledge creation.

Keywords: Human capital; Knowledge creation; Enablers; Learning; Performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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