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HRM practices, R&D expenditure and innovative investment: evidence from the UK's 1990 workplace industrial relations survey (WIRS)

Michie, J.; Sheehan, M.

Authors

J. Michie



Abstract

Labour 'flexibility' is often portrayed as necessary for an innovative economy. Using evidence from the UK's 1990 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey we investigate the relationships between firms' human resource management practices and innovation. Our results suggest that 'low road' HRM practices - short term contracts, etc. - are negatively correlated with investment in R&D and new technology. 'High road' work practices - 'high commitment' organization and other systems - are positively correlated with investment in R&D and new technology.

Citation

Michie, J., & Sheehan, M. (1999). HRM practices, R&D expenditure and innovative investment: evidence from the UK's 1990 workplace industrial relations survey (WIRS). Industrial and Corporate Change, 8(2), 211-234. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/8.2.211

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 1, 1999
Deposit Date Feb 20, 2020
Journal Industrial and Corporate Change
Print ISSN 0960-6491
Electronic ISSN 1464-3650
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 8
Issue 2
Pages 211-234
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/8.2.211
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2528350