Examining Organizational Innovation and Knowledge Management Capacity by the Role of Strategic HR Practices: The Combined Transport IRISL

Hosseinpour, Arash; Kordlouie, Hamid Reza

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

¹ PhD Student of Accounting, Islamic Azad University, Science Research Branch-Qeshm, International Campus, Iran

² Associate Professor and Member of the Accounting Department and member of the Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University of Islamshahr Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The present study is an applied-analytical research in which employees of combined transport of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines were chosen as statistical population and 105 of them were selected as sample through stratified random sampling. The required data were collected by means of a questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by content validity and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha. Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling and path analysis through SPSS and PLS. The results confirmed the impact of strategic approaches of human resources on knowledge management and organizational innovation capacity. Examining the impact of strategic approaches to human resources aspects on knowledge management and organizational innovation capacity, the impact of training aspect from strategic approaches to human resources was the only aspect to be approved by all aspects of the two variables.

Keywords

20.1001.1.23832126.2018.5.1.2.0

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Examining Organizational Innovation and Knowledge Management Capacity by the Role of Strategic HR Practices: The Combined Transport IRISL

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Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 42
January 2018
Pages 10-27

Examining Organizational Innovation and Knowledge Management Capacity by the Role of Strategic HR Practices: The Combined Transport IRISL

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Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 42January 2018Pages 10-27

Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 42
January 2018
Pages 10-27