- Title
- Closing the Innovation Gap: A Human Capital Perspective
- Creator
- Athota, Vidya S.; Malik, Ashish; Connell, Juli
- Relation
- International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD – 2016). Proceedings IFKAD 2016, Dresden, Germany 15-17 June 2016: Towards a New Architecture of Knowledge: Big Data, Culture and Creativity (Dresden, Germany 15-17 June, 2016)
- Relation
- https://www.ifkad.org/event/ifkad-2016/
- Publisher
- IFKAD 2016
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Purpose- There is an increasing evidence that highlights the technical and cognitive strength of the Indian educational system and workplace training focusing on formal technical and cognitive skills. However, there is limited focus on developing non-cognitive skills, which is often purported as a critical set of skills relevant for supporting innovative forms of work organisation. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to highlight the importance of non-cognitive skills in supporting innovation outcomes in the context of a developing country such as India. Design / Methodology / Approach- This conceptual paper reviews the literature of individual level influences of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and its relationship with innovation, especially in the context of a developing country such as India. Originality / Value- This paper sets out to identify India’s innovation gap and how it might be addressed. It addresses why innovation is important particularly to India. This study works towards filling the gap of the micro-level foundations of individual values and personality traits of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and its relationship with innovation. Practical Implications- This paper aims to give insights from companies in emerging economies and explore the cognitive and non-cognitive knowledge gaps, as well as provide practical tools (in form of brief case study examples) to increase the non-cognitive knowledge base in organisations.
- Subject
- Indian; educational system; workplace training; non cognitive skills
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1479400
- Identifier
- uon:50304
- Identifier
- ISBN:9788896687093
- Language
- eng
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