Resource based view

1959 Edith Penrose introduced idea that competitive advantage comes from utilising the bundle of valuable resources at the firm's disposal The Art of War Strategic Management Theory Selznick Drucker etc

Best Fit Perspective contingency

1984 Wernerfelt introduced term RBV, notion of Barriers to Imitation or isolating mechanisms introduced The Harvard framework identified key policy choices and the fours Cs outcomes they need to achieve

1991 Barney described VRIN resources that sustain competitive advantage esp valuable and inimitable Schuler and Jackson applied Porters work to delineate different contextual HR pols and pracs Dyer and Holder came to the inescapable conclusion, that what works best depends

1999 Lepak and Snell offered matrix of uniqueness and strategic value they called the HR architecture of a firm

2003 Asymmetr ies

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Integrated

Pre1980

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1987 1985
Porters work on marketing strategies

1988 1990

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Lengnick-Hall et al describe seven key themes in the evolution of SHRM in 2009

2010
Boxall and Purcell offer an integrated view by distinguishing surface (BF) and underpinning(BP) levels of policy 2008, 11

SHRM defined as The pattern of planned HR deployments and activities intended to enable an organisation to reach its goals Wright and McMahan, 1992

1994, 1998
Best Practice Perspective universalist
WW2 officer selecti on.

Personnel, Industrial psychology

Japanese management practices Toyota Way TQM

Best practice = a method or technique that has consistently brought about superior results and that is used as a benchmark. Also the process of developing and following a standard way of doing things that multiple organizations can use.

At Stanford Pfeffer looks at BF on systemic level and describes 7 (from an original 16) practices of successful organisations in The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First

A key strategic talent required when applying best practice to organizations is the ability to balance the unique qualities of an organization with the practices that it has in common with others. Wikipedia