Understanding the HRM systems double contribution to radical and incremental innovation in SMEs: A configurational approach

Abstract

Aim/purpose – In this paper, we explore the contribution of Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) to innovation in SMEs. We consider two HRMS with different orientations: Commitment HRMS (focusing on long-term career development to increase employees’ creativity) and Collaboration HRMS (focusing on the use of external human capital to achieve innovation). We believe that SMEs’ radical and incremental innovation follow different paths from a configurational perspective. We want to understand how the two HRMS influence radical and incremental innovation, consequently, we explore the contributions of Commitment HRMS and Collaboration HRMS.

Keywords

• human resources management systems
• incremental innovation
• radical innovation
• sme
• fsqca
• m12
• o15
• o31