Keywords

competitive advantage, employee mobility constraints, human capital

Abstract

The strategy literature often emphasizes firm-specific human capital as a source of competitive advantage based on the assumption that it constrains employee mobility. This paper first identifies three boundary conditions that limit the applicability of this logic. It then offers a more comprehensive framework of human capital-based advantage that explores both demand- and supply-side mobility constraints. The critical insight is that these mobility constraints have more explanatory power than the firm-specificity of human capital.

Original Publication Citation

Campbell, B., Coff, R. & Kryscynski, D., 2012. Re-thinking Sustained Competitive Advantage from Human Capital. Academy of Management Review. 37 (3): 376-395.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2012

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3929

Publisher

Academy of Management

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Management

Department

Information Systems

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