Followers of the interactional approach to the CA
source see human resources as a mediator between strategy
and performance outcomes, or relationship builders in
business networks and human resource management as an
HR capability developer and performance stimulator (see
Table 2). The least significance to both human resources
and their management is attributed by the competitive
positioning view which supports the idea that the source of
competitive advantage lies outside the organisation and
views human resources not valuable per se, and their
management as a support activity (see Table 2). However,
as already mentioned, current challenges of the business
environment can no longer be met merely by the use of
traditional, or external, sources, and emphasises the need
of searching for new effective combinations.