TITLE

Producing sustainable competitive advantage through the effective management of people

AUTHOR(S)

Pfeffer, Jeffrey

PUB. DATE

November 2005

SOURCE

Academy of Management Executive;Nov2005, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p95

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Achieving competitive success through people involves fundamentally altering how we think about the workforce and the employment relationship. It means achieving success by working with people, not by replacing them or limiting the scope of their activities. It entails seeing the workforce as a source of strategic advantage, not just as a cost to be minimized or avoided. Firms that take this different perspective are often able to successfully outmaneuver and outperform their rivals.

ACCESSION #

19417910

Tags: SUCCESS in business;  COMPETITIVE advantage;  INDUSTRIAL management;  STRATEGIC planning;  PROFITABILITY;  FINANCIAL performance;  LABOR supply -- Management;  HUMAN capital -- Management;  ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness;  OPERATING costs;  PERSONNEL management;  PERFORMANCE management

 

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