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Building on the previous chapter, Chap. 3 aims to provide an integrated review and discussion of the meso-level influences of the human resource management (HRM) practices on organisational ambidexterity (OA) and its linkages with micro-level factors in influencing innovation outcomes. This chapter covers essential elements of social, structural and organisational contexts of innovation, with a focus on the relationship between HRM and OA learning. In combination with Chap. 2, this chapter puts forth the research propositions for this investigation.
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Athota, V.S., Malik, A. (2019). Meso-level Influences on Well-being, Resilience and Innovation: Creating an Ambidextrous Context Through HRM. In: Managing Employee Well-being and Resilience for Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06188-3_3
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