How does human resource management balance exploration and exploitation? The differential effects of intellectual capital‐enhancing HR practices on ambidexterity and firm innovation

Pak, J., Heidarian Ghaleh, H. and Mehralian, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-3510-4614, 2023. How does human resource management balance exploration and exploitation? The differential effects of intellectual capital‐enhancing HR practices on ambidexterity and firm innovation. Human Resource Management. ISSN 0090-4848

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Abstract

After decades, dialogues on human resource management (HRM), intellectual capital (IC), and ambidexterity still continue, mirroring that the role of ambidextrous capability in translating the impact of HRM into superior performance remains unclarified. At this juncture, the current study proposes a novel theoretical framework to extend research on the relationship between IC-enhancing HR practices and innovation. It is done sophisticatedly by examining how firm exploitative and exploratory capabilities mediate the relationship between different combinations of HR configurations and firm innovation. To this end, we designed rigorous time-lagged research with three waves of data collection from the Iranian healthcare sector. Our analyses revealed that firm explorative and exploitative capabilities significantly mediate the relationship between human, social, and organizational capital-enhancing HR configurations and firm innovation. More conspicuously, by unraveling interaction patterns among distinct HR configurations, our study revealed the intricacies of the functioning of IC-enhancing HR practices in fueling firm ambidexterity. Hence, our study offers design options to navigate through exploitation and exploration in light of the firm's core innovation strategy. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings and suggest future research avenues.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Human Resource Management
Creators:	Pak, J., Heidarian Ghaleh, H. and Mehralian, G.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	25 May 2023
ISSN:	0090-4848
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1002/hrm.22180 DOI 1766652 Other
Rights:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: 'Pak, J., Heidarian Ghaleh, H., & Mehralian, G. (2023). How does human resource management balance exploration and exploitation? The differential effectsof intellectual capital-enhancing HR practices on ambidexterity and firm innovation. Human ResourceManagement, 1– 20.https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22180.', which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22180. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	02 Jun 2023 09:38
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2023 09:46
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49101

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