Title: HRM practices, reconfiguring capabilities and knowledge utilisation

Authors: Ari Jantunen

Addresses: School of Business, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, FI-53851 Lappeenranta, Finland

Abstract: This study examines the impact of modern Human Resource Management (HRM) practices and the firm|s reconfiguring capabilities on knowledge utilisation by using data from a sample of 299 companies. The study builds on and extends the existing literature on the knowledge-based view of the firm and the management of human resources. The findings show a connection between the practices employed by the firm and its ability to utilise knowledge. The need to adopt modern practices and to develop the ability to reconfigure existing structures and processes for effective knowledge use is emphasised. Managerial implications and avenues for further research are discussed.

Keywords: human resource management; HRM practices; reconfiguring capabilities; knowledge utilisation; knowledge-based view; KBV.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2009.025040

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2009 Vol.6 No.3, pp.185 - 201

Published online: 10 May 2009 *

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