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Employees playarelevantroleinfirmcompetitivenessduetotheirpersonalcom- petencies andthehumancapitaltheyconstitutefortheorganisation.Theobjectiveofthis paper istoassesswhetherdifferentstrategiccontextsconditiontheemergenceofdifferent employees competencies.Moreover,accordinglywiththestrategychosen,weanalysetowhat extent thesecompetenciesexplainthedifferencesintermsofvalueanduniquenessofthe human capital
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Resultssupportthefindingthatprospectorsfavour proactive andcustomer-orientedcompetencies,whiledefendersfomentcompetenciesmuch more results-oriented.Wealsoobservethatthecompetencyofcustomerorientationexplains the valueofhumancapitalinprospectors,whilstthishumancapitaldimensionisexplainedby means ofresultsorientedcompetenciesindefenderfirms.Finally,regardingtheuniquenessof human capital,itisexplainedbyproactivecompetenciesinprospectorsbutwedonotfindany significant resultfordefenders.
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This page is a summary of: A contingent approach to the role of human capital and competencies on firm strategy, BRQ Business Research Quarterly, July 2014, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.brq.2014.01.002.
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