Human Assets and Management Dilemmas: Coping With Hazards On the Road to Resource-Based Theory

Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 374 - 402
Published: Apr 1, 1997
Abstract
Resource-based theorists argue that human assets can be a source of sustainable advantage because tacit knowledge and social complexity are hard to imitate. However, these desirable attributes cause dilemmas that may prevent firms from generating an advantage. This article develops a framework for analyzing and coping with these challenges. Although the problem arises from the strategy literature, the solutions are drawn from the organizational...
Paper Details
Title
Human Assets and Management Dilemmas: Coping With Hazards On the Road to Resource-Based Theory
Published Date
Apr 1, 1997
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
374 - 402
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