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Characteristics of High Performance Organization and Knowledge Productivity of Independent Professionals
Characteristics of High Performance Organization and Knowledge Productivity of Independent Professionals

Author(s): Guido Roijen, Jol Stoffers, Roland de Vries
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Methodology and research technology, Social development, Management and complex organizations, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Social Norms / Social Control, Human Resources in Economy, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Globalization
Published by: New Millennium Discoveries Ltd
Keywords: High Performance Organization; Knowledge Productivity; Independent Professional; Human Resource Management; Organizational Citizenship Behavior;

Summary/Abstract: High Performance Organization (HPO) characteristics indicate why an organization is able to achieve significantly better results than other organizations and these characteristics can facilitate associations to optimize employees’ work outcomes. The independent professional (IP) is an increasingly occurring phenomenon in the labor market that fulfills an organizations’ need for flexibility in knowledge productivity. This study focuses on the contribution of HPO characteristics to the knowledge productivity of IP's. It was conducted among managers and HRM professionals in various Dutch knowledge-intensive organizations that frequently enlist the services of IPs. This study found a number of HPO attributes that appeared to contribute to the IPs' knowledge productivity, namely the quality of management, an open and action-focused organizational culture, and continual improvement and innovation. We will use these results to look ahead and consider the future consequences for professional practice. Managers and HRM professionals should strive to contribute to the incorporation of these characteristics within the organization in order to safeguard and enhance knowledge productivity of independent professionals.

  • Issue Year: 4/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 90-104
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English