| Title |
The mediating role of personnel training between innovation and performance: Evidence from the German pharmaceutical industry |
| ID_Doc |
69484 |
| Authors |
Castillo-Apraiz, J; De Antonioa, JM |
| Title |
The mediating role of personnel training between innovation and performance: Evidence from the German pharmaceutical industry |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
Cuadernos De Gestion, 20.0, 3 |
| DOI |
10.5295/cdg.180990jc |
| Abstract |
Purpose - The need for companies to become more innovative has never been greater, because innovation helps them deal with a turbulent environment by providing them a sustainable competitive advantage. In this sense, it has been generally accepted that a successful innovative environment requires a well-trained work force. Nevertheless, the literature showing how personnel training drives the innovation-performance relationship in industries where innovation is a key factor is scarce, especially in high-tech industries such as the pharmaceutical industry. Thus, we build upon existing studies to contribute to the innovation and training-related literature by considering the latter as a mediating variable between innovation and business performance. Hence, we aim to assess the impact of innovation on performance, and bring new insights into the innovation-performance link by including training as a variable that drives the aforementioned relationship. Design/methodology - We apply the partial least squares structural equation modeling technique to a sample of German pharmaceutical firms. The data were collected in mid-2014 by means of a computerassisted telephone interviewing (CATI) procedure. As a result, 200 valid responses were obtained from CEOs. Findings - First, this study demonstrates that both innovation and personnel training have a significant, positive impact on performance. Second, the results suggest that training personnel does indeed positively mediate the innovation-performance link. Hence, our study helps explain how innovation effectively translates into greater levels of performance. Originality / value - We answer calls to clarify about the innovation-personnel training relationship to generate greater levels of performance in turbulent environments. Furthermore, we assess this fact in the pharmaceutical industry, where paradoxically there is a lack of studies within the aforementioned framework. |
| Author Keywords |
innovation; pharmaceutical industry; personnel training; performance; mediation; IPMA |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000601211800004 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Business, Finance; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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