Relationship between Human Resource Management Practices and Enterprise innovation:Mediating role of creative culture

摘要

This study proposes a model of the relationship between Human resource management practices and enterprise innovation at the organizational level.The model is tested on 196 personnel and managers at 54 small-sized Chinese software development companies.The enterprise innovation is considered to contribute to improving enterprise efficiency and effectiveness.We found that creative culture fully mediates the relationship between HRM practices and enterprise innovation.The results indicate that (a) HRM practices had no direct effect on enterprise innovation；(b) HRM practices worked through employees'creative culture.Implications of these findings are discussed.