The main objective of this empirical paper is to identify characteristics of imitation and innovation and shed light on … medium-educated personnel. Innovating firms do not rely to the same extent on the exploration of external knowledge. Their … different types of innovating firms show that an innovation performance hierarchy exists ranking from occasional innovators …

Human resource management (HRM) practices are generally expected to stimulate a firm’s innovation performance. However …’s innovation activities and different types of HRM practices we find that primarily new workplace organization practices seem to … enhance a firm’s innovation activities. Flexible practices of working time management and incentive payment schemes show only …