Providing a better work environment for competitive advantage – conceptual considerations linking commitment and firm-specific human resources

摘要

Managing for uncertain futures is a major concern in the area of strategic management withudenvironmental stability fading and increasing global impacts on local decisions. One critical resourceudthat has attained special interest lies in talented and qualified employees. It is a challenge to motivateudsuch employees to invest in firm-specific assets that may form a valuable basis for competitiveudadvantage. Short term contracts and a lack of care for employees make it hard to establish audcommitted workforce. The aim of the paper is the elaboration of a conceptual framework showing theudlinks and contributing to a better understanding of how the alignment of interests of employees andudfirms maybe a valuable contribution to the understanding of competitive advantage.