... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified that knowledge management can play a crucial role in helping small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) achieve a competitive advantage. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading...

...Paul J. Davis Purpose The paper aims to provide practical suggestions to practitioners of human resources (HR) that show how employees can be a source of competitive advantage for the firm. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on earlier research and practical experience...

.... It basically talks about exercising the VRS and its related legislation in an Indian context. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Manpower Compensation Competitive advantage Industrial dispute Organization restructuring VRS-Voluntary...

...Paul J. Davis Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the practical application of resource-based theory to the work of HR practitioners and to show how employees can be a direct source of competitive advantage for the firm. Findings The popular models of competitive strategy seem to reduce...

... Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Competitive advantage Succession planning Job description Managers have a wide range of tools available to help with their managerial duties. Managers can employ tools such as strategic planning, customer...

.... Customer service Information technology Teamwork Growth Competitive advantage Information‐technology firms used to focus on providing their workforce with “hard” skills enabling them to operate their IT systems more effectively. But forward‐thinking technology companies now recognize...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Leadership Economic sustainability Environmental management Society Competitive advantage Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 19, Issue 1 Dickson A. Industrial...

... 2009 Organizational development Trust Executive development Employee development Succession planning Competitive advantage The 2001 Enron scandal sparked trust‐related repercussions that rippled across the globe. When an organization that has been named America's most innovative...

...J. Reid © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Recruitment Retention Employee development Corporate culture Competitive advantage The talent challenge: creating a culture to recruit, engage and retain the best Reid J. , Crisp D.  Ivey Business Journal...

...R.J. Grossman © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Human resource management Human capital theory Business strategy IBM Competitive advantage IBM’s HR takes a risk Grossman R.J.  HRMagazine (USA), April 2007, Vol. 52 No. 4, Start page: 54...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Competitive advantage Recruitment Team performance Team working Lift outs: how to acquire a high-functioning team Groysberg B. , Abrahams R.  Harvard Business Review, December 2006, Vol. 84 No. 12, Start page...

... The Creative Priority or Dorothy Leonard’s The Wellsprings of Knowledge). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Learning Competitive advantage The Only Sustainable Edge John Hagel III, John Seely Brown,Harvard Business School Press2005 Keywords: Learning...

.... When this capability is cultivated across an organization, it creates a distinct performance environment that enables the organization to adapt, innovate, and ultimately win and sustain competitive advantage. Mental toughness is a personal attribute that defines the determination and tenacity...

... as a staging post to something better? © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Personnel management Employee communications Corporate strategy Competitive advantage During the last few years, both public and private employers have been striving to become Investors in People...

... competitive advantages over rivals. Corporate culture has become increasingly important to firms in the past 20 years. Despite its intangible nature, its role is meaningful, affecting employees and organizational operations. And while culture is not the only factor guaranteeing success, positive cultures...