Rethinking sustained competitive advantage from human capital

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 376-395

  Campbell, Benjamin A ^a   Coff, Russell ^b   Kryscynski, David ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862537840     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2010.0276     Document Type: Review

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