International Journal of Employment Studies - High and low road approaches to the management of human resources: an examination of the relationship between business strategy, human resource management and high performance work practices.
June 21st, 2009The Human Capital approach to Human Resource Management proposes that, unlike traditional sources of competitive advantage, a quality, motivated workforce is a source of competitive advantage that is difficult for competitors to replicate (Luthans and Sommer, 2005). Research has indicated that High Commitment Work Practices (HCWP) rather than high control practices are a vehicle for creating such a workforce. High control practices take the “Low Road” to competitive advantage and are designed to produce reliable but not outstanding performance that cannot …
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