International Journal of Innovation Science

Innovations in human resource practices: measurement development and

validation
Sonal Agarwal, Ginni Chawla, Rupali Singh,
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IJIS
9,4 Innovations in human resource
practices: measurement
development and validation
396 Sonal Agarwal
School of Management Studies, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology,
Received 19 May 2017 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Revised 20 May 2017
Accepted 20 May 2017
Ginni Chawla
Thapar University LM Thapar School of Management, Mohali, India, and
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Rupali Singh
Faculty of Business Administration, NRIBA, GLS University,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to develop innovations in human resource (InHR) framework in the
context of Indian banking industry and further develop a scale for its measurement.
Design/methodology/approach – A non-response bias test is conducted on a sample of 300 employees,
and the assumptions of constant variance, outliers and normality are tested. Further, the InHR scale is
validated through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tests.
Findings – EFA confirms the existence of five empirically distinct constructs at banking industry in India,
and CFA affirms the dependability of the arrived constructs. It is concluded that the InHR framework
constructs possess high reliability and validity.
Research limitations/implications – The authors duly recognize the limitations of survey-based
research, the exploratory research design and the use of single method.
Practical implications – The proposed InHR scale and its constructs are an important input to guide
managers and human resources (HR) policymakers to devise strategies for the Indian banking industry.
Banks can also benchmark existing HR policies by applying the proposed InHR framework constructs.
Social implications – The InHR constructs provide academicians and practitioners with a better
approach of understanding the InHR practices.
Originality/value – Despite the significance of Indian banking industry for the socio-economic capital,
academic research focusing on this industry’s innovative practices has been limited. This study reveals
originality and value by proposing an InHR framework in the context of Indian banking industry which
integrates all the major innovative practices. Further a scale has been developed for its measurement.
Keywords Confirmatory factor analysis, Organizational performance, Exploratory factor analysis,
Banking sector, Human resource innovations
Paper type Research paper

Introduction
Innovation affects all aspects of a business from operational procedures to strategic goals
International Journal of Innovation
Science
and business models (Ye et al., 2015; Ortega et al., 2014; Talonen and Hakkarainen, 2014). It
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has become an essential strategy for survival and growth of both organization and the
© Emerald Publishing Limited individuals (Peters, 1997; Raytcheva and Hermel, 2010) and has been recognized as one of
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