Not Featherbedding, but Feathering the Nest: Human Resource Management and Investments in Information Technology
本研究基于雇佣关系与管理理论，发现创新的雇佣实践和工作结构能促进企业对信息技术的投资，尤其对采用传统雇佣模式而难以优化新技术的企业具有启示意义。
This study draws on employment relations and management theory, claiming that certain innovative employment practices and work structures pave the way for organizational innovation, namely investments in information technology (IT). It then finds support for the theory in a cross‐section of UK workplaces. The findings suggest that firms slow to adopt IT realize that their conventional employment model hinders their ability to make optimal use of new technologies. Therefore, the paper advances the literature beyond studies of unionization's impact on business investment to a broader set of issues on the employment relations features that make organizations ripe for innovation.