Helen McGuirk|Helena Lenihan|Mark Hart
Measuring the impact of innovative human capital on small firms’ propensity to innovate
University of Limerick|University of Limerick|Aston University
ability identify evaluate competitive advantage employees transferable innovative characteristics importance firms policymakers research extends standard measure human capital developing unique far reaching concept innovative human capital emphasises effect small firm innovation hence growth jobs sales productivity new innovative human capital concept encapsulates four elements education training willingness change workplace job satisfaction overcome limitations measurements used previously augmented innovation production function used test hypothesis small firms employ managers innovative human capital likely innovate evidence results innovative human capital may valuable small firms ie less 50 employees largersized firms ie 50 employees research expands innovation theory include concept innovative human capital competitive advantage determinant small firm innovation distinguishes innovative human capital significant concept consider creating public support programmes small firms