Business strategy, human resources, labour market flexibility and competitive advantage

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Michie ◽  
Maura Sheehan
Revista Foco ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Ediane Gomes Eduardo ◽  
Alberto Alvarães

É possível constatar a complexidade de abordamos o tema de estratégia se atrelarmos este a outro tema: competências. Os profissionais que atuam com o RH, fundamentais por serem agentes de mudanças, poderiam ser vistos além de uma área de apoio? A partir deste questionamento fora realizada a fundamentação teórica, no qual o intuito foi identificar autores que pudessem contribuir com a proposta do artigo que seria o de identificar as competências que tornariam o profissional e sua atuação na empresa como algo estratégico. Para tanto, utilizou-se compreensões acerca do tema defendidos por autores como Villas Boas e Andrade (2009) e Godoy (2008) que transitam por ideias acerca de competências e ainda Andrade e Amboni (2011) que relata vantagem competitiva e sua relação com estratégia. Como método de pesquisa foi utilizado o teste de evocação de palavras, apresentado por Vergara (2008) como metodologia, do qual participaram 100 pessoas, posteriormente divididos em dois grupos, nos quais 50 eram profissionais que atuam com RH (perfil1) e outros 50 que eram gestores de áreas afins (perfil 2). Como resultado, foi possível identificar que existe uma maior necessidade de clareza sobre estratégia e cultura organizacional para as áreas, para que posteriormente as competências individuais possam ser potencializadas e transformadas em competências organizacionais, pois assim tornam-se vantagem competitiva.  It is possible to notice a relevant complexity of the strategy theme if we link it to another one: competencies. Can professionals who work within the Human Resources (HR) area, central professionals for being considered agents of change, be seen more than professionals in a support area? Based on this questioning, this research, in which the goal was to identify which competencies of the professionals who work in the HR sector can take them to a strategic profile going beyond professionals from a simple area of support,  was carried out. In order to do so, we used a theoretical foundation based on Villas Boas and Andrade (2009) and Godoy (2008), who move through ideas about competencies, and also Andrade and Amboni (2011), that deal with the topic of competitive advantage and its relationship with business strategy. As a research method, the word evocation test, presented by Vergara (2008) as a methodology, was used, in which 100 individuals, later divided into two groups, in which 50 were professionals working directly in the area of HR (profile 1) and 50 others were managers of related areas (profile 2), participated. In result, it was possible to identify that there is, in the foreground, a greater need for clarity on the strategy theme and a clear definition of the organizational culture of the organizational areas, so that, in the background, individual competencies can be transformed into organizational competences, multiplying the competitive advantage of the companies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 310-310
Author(s):  
Chih-Hsing Liu ◽  
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Jeou-Shyan Horng ◽  
Sheng-Fang Chou ◽  
Yung-Chuan Huang ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 115-143
Author(s):  
Makoto Masui ◽  
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Paweł Młodkowski ◽  

Author(s):  
Ana Rita Damas Oliveira ◽  
Paulo Alexandre Guedes Lopes Henriques ◽  
Teresa Cristina Clímaco Monteiro de Oliveira

Much has been written about the link between HR and performance, however consensus has yet not been found concerning the understanding on how that relationship comes together. Empirically, no direct impact has been found and research has only suggested an indirect impact. Consequently, the Strategic HRM field is particularly interested on the understanding of the mediating variables that impact the organization performance. Besides the integrated and business strategy alignment of the HR function, it should be considered that it is the people (HR) of the organization and not their practices that determine the company´s competitive advantage. (Messersmith & Guthrie, 2010) argue that it is the impact of those practices that represent “the true resource and enable a sustainable advantage over industry rivals”. The objetive of this research proposal is to study the impact of strategic human resources practices on the organization performance through a case study methodology, supported by longitudinal data. Namely, the project aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the variables that affect the process stream during strategy implementation. How the HR practices impact on people? And why human resources are the most valuable asset? These core premises are in line with the most recent economic concerns about people productivity, employment policies and labor flexibility.


Author(s):  
Sérgio Gomes ◽  
Vítor Braga ◽  
Alexandra Braga

Innovation is seen as a competitive advantage that many companies use to ensure the continuity and success of your business.NP 4457:2007 is the Portuguese norm that supports management, based on a model of innovation backed up by interfaces and interaction between technical/scientific knowledge, its specific mechanisms and the overall society.Our paper aims to analyse innovation activities and the involvement of human resources in Portuguese firms certified by NP4457 and associated to the implementation of Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) management systems. We have collected the data through IPAC’s database, using a survey administered to all firms.Our results suggest the existence of a Human Resources (HR) involvement policy, customers and suppliers. The involvement of stakeholders with innovation activities results of its acceptance as a mechanism able to generate wealth, with benefits for both firms and the community.


Author(s):  
Zaad Mahmood

The chapter discusses the party system in the macro context of politics. It highlights the limitations of political party and interest group analysis without reference to the political competition that shapes behaviour in politics. The chapter discusses theoretically the impact of party system on labour market flexibility and proceeds to show the interrelation between party competition and the behaviour of political parties, composition of socio-economic support bases, and the behaviour of interest groups that influence reform. In the context of labour market flexibility, the party-system operates as an intermediate variable facilitating reforms. The chapter contradicts the conventional notion that party system fragmentation impedes reform by showing how increasing party competition corresponds to greater labour market reforms. It shows that increases in the number of parties, facilitates labour market reforms through marginalization of the issue of labour, realignment of class interests within broader society and fragmentation of trade union movement.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Wieteke Conen ◽  
Karin Schulze Buschoff

In a number of European countries there is a clear trend towards increased multiple jobholding. As things stand, however, little is known about the structure and the potential consequences of this increase, notably in terms of quality of work and social protection. This special issue focuses on contemporary forms of multiple jobholding in Europe. Have the structure, nature and dynamics of multiple jobholding changed over time? What are the roles of labour market flexibility, technological change and work fragmentation in the development of multiple jobholding? And do multiple jobholders benefit from similar and adequate employment terms, conditions and protections compared with single jobholders, or are they worse off as a consequence of their (fragmented) employment situation? What implications do these findings have for unions, policy-makers and the regulation of work? The collection of articles in this special issue adds to the literature on emerging forms of employment in the digital age and challenges for social protection, also in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This introduction initiates a discussion of central debates on multiple jobholding and presents a synopsis of the articles in this issue.


2002 ◽  
Vol 138 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Pentecost ◽  
John G. Sessions

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-115
Author(s):  
Francis Kwadade-Cudjoe

Globalization has been one of the strategies many organizations looking to achieve competitive advantage in their markets of operation have been implementing. It has been in existence since the Europeans and Americans started to move into other continents to conquer nations within those continents. Globalization involves the movement of an organization to other parts of the globe in order to utilize the opportunities normally available in those countries for manufacturing of products and trading. There are many strategies through which organizations could use to go global. However the most popular strategies are alliances, acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures.  Most organizations which go global usually look for how they could cut cost by utilizing the cheaper natural and human resources available in those countries for production of goods and services. These organizations which go global are called multi-national companies (MNCs), as they usually have assets in the countries they operate from. Some organizations have been able to benefit substantially from globalization, whilst others not. The successful organizations have been able to achieve competitive advantage and some of them have even been able to attain sustained competitive advantage in their fields of operation.


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