Journal Article10.1177/0149206310397772
Drilling for Micro-Foundations of Human Capital–Based Competitive Advantages
Russell Coff,David Kryscynski +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how individual-level phenomena underpin isolating mechanisms that sustain human capital-based advantages but also create management dilemmas that must be resolved in order to create value.
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About: This article is published in Journal of Management. The article was published on 22 Feb 2011. The article focuses on the topics: Human capital & Competitive advantage.
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