On becoming a strategic partner: The role of human resources in gaining competitive advantage
运用VRIO框架分析人力资源职能如何帮助企业获得可持续竞争优势，并探讨人力资源高管作为战略伙伴的角色。适合关注HR战略价值的学者和管理者阅读。
Although managers cite human resources as a firm's most important asset, many organizational decisions do not reflect this belief. This article uses the value, rareness, imitability, and organization (VRIO) framework to examine the role that the human resource (HR) function plays in developing a sustainable competitive advantage. Why some popularly cited sources of sustainable competitive advantage are not, and what aspects of a firm's human resources can provide a source of sustainable competitive advantage are discussed. The role of the HR executive as a strategic partner in developing and maintaining competitive advantage within the firm is also examined. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.