Knowledge exchange and combination: The role of human resource practices in the performance of high-technology firms

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作者
Collins, Christopher J. [1 ]
Smith, Ken G.
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[1] Cornell Univ, Sch Ind & Labor Relat, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Robert H Smith Sch Business, Deans Chair Business Strategy, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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10.5465/AMJ.2006.21794671
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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In this study, we developed and tested a theory of how human resource practices affect the organizational social climate conditions that facilitate knowledge exchange and combination and resultant firm performance. A field study of 136 technology companies showed that commitment-based human resource practices were positively related to the organizational social climates of trust, cooperation, and shared codes and language. In turn, these measures of a firm's social climate were related to the firm's capability to exchange and combine knowledge, a relationship that predicted firm revenue from new products and services and firm sales growth.
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