Increasing organizational performance and competitive advantage: a team perspective in strategic human resources management

Abstract

Purpose -Job designs based on individual employees may pose challenges such as delays, failure to fulfill obligations and/or misunderstandings that may reflect negatively on performance and ultimately competitive advantage. Alternatively, this paper proposes teams to efficiently utilize human resources. Methodology -Propositions that can be used as potential research questions are derived through reviewing the relevant literature. Findings-Instances where individual employees fall short of considering each and every aspect of a given job are becoming ever so common. Teams, however, are mechanisms through which different individuals with different specialties and can come together and this synergy is coordinated towards a common goal. Accordingly, teams seem to have potential in efficient use of human resources. Conclusion-Teams provide an organization and coordination tool for human resources practices. It is believed that teams have considerable potential in terms of increasing organizational performance and competitive advantage. Hence, teams are suggested as mechanisms upon which modern job designs should stand on.