The role of human capital as a source of competitive advantage has long been recognized; however, there has been little research into the competencies required in the supply chain management system. This paper strengthens the ties between supply chain and human resource management by examining the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that knowledge acquisition (KA) plays in creating product innovation flexibility (PIF) in SMEs. The paper also examines two of the factors of the KA process: relationship quality (RQ); and information capability (IC)....