The Role of Human Resource Management in Developing a Culture of Innovation in an Organization

This paper presents research results regarding the role of good human resource management in developing an innovation culture that can support an organization to implement and benefit from the innovation process. In today's highly dynamic and competitive business environment, organizations are exposed to higher challenges with meeting the ever-increasing needs and expectations from the market and customers. To ensure the competiveness and success of the organization managers need to accept innovation as a key element for the organization, knowing that innovation is one of the key factors in this sense. The aim of this paper is to highlight the link between human resource management and the innovation performance of organizations. In this context we analyzed the human resource management activities supporting innovation and connect them with the main determinants for developing an innovative culture in an organization. A good idea comes from a person, but it is transformed in innovation by a team so human resource management must be an engine of innovation.