3. Encouraging innovation through human resources management

The human resources management variables favorable to innovation are :

• TRAINING ;

• professional and personal advancement;

• job security;

• encouraging individuals to defend their ideas.

Innovative organizations push the most innovative employees to become champions of change.

Once an idea has been developed, managers enthusiastically promote it, provide support and combat forms of resistance to ensure that an innovation sees the light of day.These innovative employees share common traits: self-confidence, perseverance, energy and a tendency to take risks. For their part, managers need to demonstrate dynamic leadership, inspiring and motivating those around them with their vision of...