The Relationship between HRM Strategies and Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Testing the Mediating Role of Strategic Agility

Mohamed Battour, Maged Barahma and Mohammed Al-Awlaqi
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Mohamed Battour: College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
Maged Barahma: Faculty of Oil and Minerals, Aden University, Aden A 234436, Yemen
Mohammed Al-Awlaqi: School of Business, Lebanese International University, Sana’a S 434360, Yemen

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the impact of strategic agility on the relationship between Human Resources Management (HRM) strategies and Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA). A total of 227 large and medium-sized manufacturing companies were surveyed and studied. Using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), this study found a positive and direct impact of HRM strategies on SCA. The study revealed a mediating effect of strategic agility on the relationship between HRM strategies and SCA. This study provides practical guidance for Yemeni large and medium-sized manufacturing companies to maintain SCA by focusing more on strategic agility in a turbulent business environment.

Keywords: human resources management strategies; strategic agility; sustainable competitive advantage; Yemen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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