This article discusses the relationship between SHRM and competitive advantage. For the first part, it is focus on the definition of competitive advantage, the importance of it relating to the overall success of an organisation. Here, Porter’s [4] theory on gaining competitive advantage is being used as a guild. Moreover, the sustainable competitive advantage is discussed to the sustainable development of an organization. The second part talks about SHRM, including its definition and development as well as how SHRM is integrated with Porter’s theory in gaining competitive advantage. The third part is focusing on the relationship between the two and how to achieve competitive advantage through SHRM. Also, the future of SHRM is discussed.

Xu Jing. What is the Relationship between SHRM & Competitive Advantage. International Journal of New Developments in Engineering and Society (2018) Vol. 2: 38-40.

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