Line manager's role in human resource management at innovation centers in Poland

Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to analyze the roles performed by line managers in human resource management at innovation centers in Poland. Design/methodology/approach: The study reviews the subject literature, as well as discusses the results of surveys carried out among line managers of innovation centers from Poland and analyses the research problem applying a descriptive method. Findings: Thanks to empirical research, the paper analyses the roles of line managers in human resource management at innovation centers in Poland and determines the level of fulfillment of individual roles. The importance of different roles for effective implementation of statutory objectives of innovation centers was also identified. The results of empirical research allowed to create certain generalizations concerning the roles performed by line managers of innovation centers in Poland. Research limitations: The limitation of the conducted research consists in, most of all, carrying out surveys only among line managers of innovation centers and, on the basis of the answers given, defining their roles in human resource management. Originality/value: The results of the study complement the gap in knowledge regarding the roles of line managers in human resource management at innovation centers in Poland. The conducted studies of the subject literature confirm the lack of research in this field.