The strategy of human resource flexibility versus absorptive capacity of knowledge

What is it about?

As innovation and human resource (HR) flexibility are increasing strategic priorities for firms nowadays, our study shows that firms with greater absorptive capacity ok knowledge (AC), R&D effort and innovation outputs have less ‘bad’ HR flexibility and more ‘good’ HR flexibility. On the contrary, firms with minimum or non-existent innovation and AC efforts have the highest levels of temporary employment and do not hire external R&D experts.

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