@misc{10481/55190,
year = {2018},
month = {11},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55190},
abstract = {The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of human resource management on
reverse logistics (RL) in the context of high-tech firms. Using the resource-based view of the firm,
we analyzedthe effect of employees’ technological skills on RL. The study also investigated whether
top management support (TMS) for information technology (IT) and innovativeness moderate this
relationship. We collected data from European high-tech firms from May to September 2010, obtaining
160 responses representing a 17.7% response rate. Multivariate regressions were used to assess all
of the relations established. The results indicated that technological skills have direct and positive
effects on RL in high tech-firms. The authors also report that both TMS for IT and innovativeness act
as positive moderators in the relationship between technological skills and RL. This study suggests
the importance of considering two important organizational variables that enhance the effect of
technological skills on RL in high-tech firms. First, using TMS for IT not only provides tangible
resources but also strongly supports employees’ technological development in RL. Second, a high
level of firm innovativeness leads high-tech firms to create the right conditions to take advantage of
their technological skills to improve their RL. Moreover, theresults indicate the contingent role of
innovativeness and TMS for IT use in the relationship between technological skills and RL.},
organization = {This research was funded by Andalusian Regional Government [Research Project P11.SEJ.7988],
the Ministry of Economy and Competence of Spain through Project [ECO2016-75909-P; ECO2017-88222], project
of the University of Granada [PPJI2017-01], and the program of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of
the University of Granada for the revision of scientific texts.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Reverse logistics},
keywords = {Technological skills},
keywords = {Top management support},
keywords = {Innovativeness},
title = {How Do Technological Skills Improve Reverse Logistics? The Moderating Role of Top Management Support in Information Technology Use and Innovativeness},
doi = {10.3390/su11010058},
author = {García Sánchez, Encarnación and Guerrero-Villegas, Jaime and Aguilera Caracuel, Javier},
}