Opportunity-enhancing human resource practices and radical innovation: The mediating role of exploration

Osorio-Londoño Andrés A. (), Marín-Cardona Pablo F. () and Alcívar Chávez Debihd Luz ()
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Osorio-Londoño Andrés A.: Department of Administration, Faculty of Administration, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Manizales, Colombia
Marín-Cardona Pablo F.: Department of Administration, Faculty of Administration, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Manizales, Colombia
Alcívar Chávez Debihd Luz: Doctoral Studies in Psychology, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche, México

Journal of Economics and Management, 2024, vol. 46, issue 1, 213-245

Abstract: Aim/purpose This study evaluates the influence of opportunity-enhancing human resource practices on radical innovation and examines the mediating role of exploration capability in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were formulated to determine the relationship between opportunity-enhancing human resource practices and radical innovation, as well as the mediating role that exploration capability plays in this relationship. These were tested in 168 Colombian companies from the telecommunications and chemical-pharmaceutical sectors using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) via the Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique. Findings The study indicates that opportunity-enhancing human resource practices positively and significantly influence radical innovation. In addition, this relationship is mediated by exploration capability. Research implications/limitations Organizations should implement opportunity-enhancing human resource practices to support radical innovation development. These practices provide employees with opportunities to explore relevant knowledge and technologies necessary for radical innovation. Originality/value/contribution Identifying and testing a specific group of human resource practices that facilitate radical innovation is one of the most significant gaps in the scientific literature on the relationship between human resource practices and innovation. According to this article, opportunity-enhancing human resource practices facilitate radical innovation in organizations. Furthermore, previous research has not examined the relationship between opportunity-enhancing human resource practices, exploration capability, and radical innovation.

Keywords: exploration capability; radical innovation; opportunity-enhancing HR practices; Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.22367/jem.2024.46.09

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