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Firm innovativeness and work-life balance
Joaquín AlegreSusana Pasamarsubject
Strategy and Managementmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesWork–life balanceManagement Science and Operations Research050905 science studiesCreativityTask (project management)Balance (accounting)0502 economics and businessBusiness0509 other social sciencesMarketing050203 business & managementIndustrial organizationmedia_commondescription
ABSTRACTAssessing firms’ innovativeness is not an easy task. The literature recognises a number of innovativeness indicators. Most of them are technology-based indicators which perform well in high-tech industries but might be ineffective in other industries where patenting is not usual or in which R&D budgets are low or not formalised. In this paper, we critically review previous innovativeness indicators and we propose a new approach to assess firm innovativeness that is based not on the role of technology but on that of people. This new approach focuses on the existence of work-life balance benefits that are connected with motivation, engagement and creativity in the workplace. We argue that this could be an effective complementary means to assess the innovativeness of firms. It could be combined with previously used indicators and might have considerable advantages such as their suitability for application in any kind of firm regardless of its technological profile.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-05 | Technology Analysis & Strategic Management |