Direct and moderating effects of human capital on strategy and performance in professional service firms: A resource-based perspective Academic Article

abstract

• The current study examines the direct and moderating effects of human capital on professional service firm performance. The results show that human capital exhibits a curvilinear (U-shaped) effect and the leveraging of human capital a positive effect on performance. Furthermore, the results show that human capital moderates the relationship between strategy and firm performance, thereby supporting a resource-strategy contingency fit. The results contribute to knowledge on the resource-based view of the firm and the strategic importance of human capital.

authors

• Bierman, Leonard

published proceedings

• ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL

author list (cited authors)

• Hitt, M. A., Bierman, L., Shimizu, K., & Kochhar, R.

citation count

• 846

complete list of authors

• Hitt, MA||Bierman, L||Shimizu, K||Kochhar, R

publication date

• February 2001

publisher

• Academy of Management  Publisher

published in

• Academy of Management Journal  Journal

keywords

• 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services
• 3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5465/3069334

start page

• 13

end page

• 28

volume

• 44

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3069334