Entrepreneurial orientation and Human Resource Management : Effects from HRM practices

From previous research it can be concluded that entrepreneurial orientation, as it for instanceinvolves organizational learning shaped by creativity, individual commitment and teamwork, can beinfluenced by human resource management practices. This paper aims to further explore the relationship between HRM practices andentrepreneurial orientation in large established firms. More specifically, our purpose is to add indepthknowledge of the influence of HRM practices on entrepreneurial orientation. Usinga a survey, data from a sample of Swedish and German manufacturing firms in high‐ and medium high‐techmanufacturing industries, and firms in knowledge‐intensive services sectors was analyzed. The results suggest that it is only in the case of training & development including entrepreneurial aspects actually lead to increased entrepreneurial orientation.