Firms can create a competitive advantage when human resources are

A) rare.
B) trainable.
C) imitable.
D) unorganized.
E) submissive.


A) rare.
Explanation: Firms can create a competitive advantage when they possess or develop resources that are valuable, rare, inimitable, and organized. The same criteria are used in reference to the strategic impact of human resources.

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