Relationship of strategic human resource practices and organizational innovation in one of the military centers

  Aims: Strategic human resource practices play a crucial role in conducting individuals towards the development of innovational activities. Strategic human resource practices and organizational innovation are two important factors and primary means by which the organization can achieve organizational goals . This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between strategic human resource practices ( staffing, training, participation, performance appraisal and reward) and organizational innovation in a military center.   Methods: This descriptive correlation study was performed on 220 military personnel of a military center who were selected by simple random sampling in year 1388. Data were collected by a researcher-made strategic human resource practices questionnaire and organizational innovation Martin Patchen’s questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression technique by SPSS 14 software.   Results: There was a significant positive correlation between strategic human resource practices and organizational innovation. Also there was significant relationship between the dimensions of strategic human resource practices and organizational innovation (p < 0.05). The multiple regression analysis indicated that staffing and participation are significant predictors of organizational innovation.   Conclusion: Strategic human resource practices including staffing, training, participation, performance appraisal and reward, positively explains the organizational innovation and can influence the attitudes and behaviors of employees and create organizational innovation.