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This study aims to contribute to the use of skills as a stronger development tool in innovation processes by studying the relationship between the skill factor and innovation. Conceptually, the innovation, which began to be used in the 1980s, has been observed as an effective management tool in the performance management of since the 2000s. In recent years, the innovation in the product and service sector has taken an attractive role in the market, making the innovation strategically the reason for’s existence. From the need for more efficient management of human resources, one of the most valuable resources in terms of strategic competition of, the ability to form the core structure of this resource has been chosen as one of the topics of field research. The preferred industrial kitchen sector in the study is now selected because with the continuous development of the food, beverage and reward sector, these products are expected to become the strategic advantage of innovation with qualities such as multifunctionality, energy savings, environmental sensitivity, ergonomic advantages and service-friendly. The study was conducted between September and December 2019, with the easy sampling method, on 218 people working in an industry in the industrial kitchen equipment industry on the European side of Istanbul. The data collected was subject to scale validity and verifying factor analysis in the SPSS 22 program. The simple and multiple regression analysis found that the skill management variable significantly affects the innovation variable.

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