Comparative Study on Human Resource Practices of R&D Professionals; Japan and Korea

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730348
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Business administration
• Research Institution: Fukuoka Institute of Technology (2014-2015); Nagoya University of Commerce & Business (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: YUN YANGJOONG 福岡工業大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 准教授 (50585213)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 人材マネジメント / 研究開発 / 社会的スキル / 知識共有

Outline of Final Research Achievements

R&D professionals are the ultimate source of creative knowledge and their performance is the foundation to ensure innovation capabilities of R&D organizations and corporate competitiveness. Despite growing research interest in influence of social skills on job performance, few studies investigated if and how social skills of R&D professionals affect their job performance in R&D organizations. Based on survey of 252 professionals in 60 R&D organizations in Korea, this study shows that the social skills of R&D professionals have a significant effect on job performance. Furthermore, as a crucial path of influence, it also shows that knowledge sharing with organizational members mediates the relationship between social skills and job performance. Emphasizing the importance of social and interpersonal skills, this study can provide significant implications for selection and training programs of R&D professionals.

Free Research Field

人材マネジメント