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The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Innovation in Malaysian Public Sector: A Conceptual Paper

Norasyikin Shaikh Ibrahim, Syed Mohamad Al Adros Tuan Muning, Mohd Apandi Aini , Abdul Halim Sunny, Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i9/11069

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Human resource management practices (HRMP) has been sought as bringing impact towards innovation performance in an organization. Many studies have been conducted in the private sector but little in the public sector, especially in Malaysia. The main objectives of the study are to identify and review staff education, participation and training in innovation teams, and compare and contrast the current state of human resources supporting innovation in Malaysia's public sector with existing literature. The proposed methodology are quantitative for demographic part and qualitative for deeper stories. The intended results are there would be high impact of HRMP on innovation performance so as to increase the wealth creation and adding values to products or processes in Malaysian public sector. Conclusion will be explained in the final part of the study.

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In-Text Citation: (Ibrahim et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Ibrahim, N. S., Muning, S. M. A. A. T., Aini, M. A., Sunny, A. H., & Tajuddin, A. F. A. (2021). The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Innovation in Malaysian Public Sector: A Conceptual Paper. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(9), 811–820.