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Frontiers of Business Research in China

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Front. Bus. Res. China    2014, Vol. 8 Issue (3) : 367-387    https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-003-014-0017-3
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High Performance Work Systems and Employee Creativity: The Mediating Effect of Knowledge Sharing
Chunling Zhu1(),Xiaolong Chen2()
1. School of Business, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
2. School of Business, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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Abstract

Employee creativity is both the core element of a firm’s innovation capabilities and the sources for its growth. To improve an organization’s ability to innovate, it is necessary to improve the creativity of its employees. Based on theories from strategic human resource management, creativity and organizational learning, this paper investigates the relationship between high performance work systems and employee creativity and explores the role knowledge sharing plays in their relationship. A questionnaire is designed and administered to a group of part-time executive students in the winter of 2012. Two hundred students are invited to answer the survey questions with 117 valid responses. Data are collected and processed by using statistical regressions. The empirical findings reveal that high performance work systems positively affect knowledge sharing and employee creativity. Knowledge sharing plays a mediating role in the relationship between high performance work systems and employee creativity. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

Keywords high performance work systems (HPWS)      knowledge sharing      employee creativity     
Issue Date: 30 October 2014
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Chunling Zhu,Xiaolong Chen. High Performance Work Systems and Employee Creativity: The Mediating Effect of Knowledge Sharing[J]. Front. Bus. Res. China, 2014, 8(3): 367-387.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/10.3868/s070-003-014-0017-3
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fbr/EN/Y2014/V8/I3/367
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