Human resources and innovation capability: Evidences from Nigeria food and beverage firms. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aderemi, Helen Olubunmi; Sobanke, Victor Oluwasina; Ilori, Matthew Olugbemiga
• Is Part Of: African journal of science, technology, innovation and development. Volume 15:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 79
• Page End: 88
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: innovation capability -- human resource capacity -- food and beverage firms -- structural equation model -- exploratory factor analysis; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Industrial productivity -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Africa -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Africa -- Periodicals; Social planning -- Africa -- Periodicals; Research, Industrial -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 338.9270916
• DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2021.2021602
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-1338

Abstract

Abstract : Human resources are recognized as the ultimate and most indispensable resource in economic development. In this study, an inquiry was made to ascertain the determinants of workers' innovativeness. A survey of 229 respondents in food and beverage processing firms selected through random and snowballing sampling techniques was implemented. Data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and the structural equation model. Findings reveal that though personal, family, organizational and social factors were hypothesized to be influencing the ability of employees to innovate, only family ( β = 0.358; p < 0.001) and organizational ( β = 0.213; p < 0.01) factors showed a significant and positive influence on employees' innovativeness. The paper concludes that the support employees received from their homes and organizations is crucial and contributed significantly to their innovative ability.