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ESTABLISHING SKILLS SUPREMACY: WAY FORWARD 
TO SUSTAIN THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 
Research Scholar, Jain University, 
* Assistant Professor, Human Resources Management, Manipal Global Education Services and India. 
** Professor, Strategic HRM and Head, Research in Management, CMS Business Annexe, Jain University, Bangalore, India. 
ABSTRACT 
The research paper suggests integrated skills based approach for learning organizations based on the findings of the 
study. The paper details the integration of the skills approach into the overall business plan and the strategy of 
organizations. A feasible model has been suggested in the paper with regard to adapting skills based approach towards 
achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. Principal Component analysis has been used to analyze the data 
collected from a sample representing ten prominent business sectors. Business entities strive to achieve and sustain 
supremacy, of considerable credibility, in order to have continued growth and profits. While some companies have 
banked on 'core competencies' like cost leadership, technological advancements and design excellence, the 
sustainability issue still prevails and calls for something more radical. Having a competitive advantage is no longer an all-inclusive 
acceptable long-run strategy, especially for corporate giants aiming at sustainable leadership. A quick re-look 
at companies like Blackberry and Nokia who could not sustain the pace of growth over the years proves that long-run 
market leadership demands more than just having one success factor, i.e.; design supremacy or robust technology. 
Companies should build a sizeable skills inventory that can be re-skilled in optimal time frames and can be used to 
achieve defined growth objectives. We could be looking at skill dominance translating to market dominance and if 
companies are able to scale up this concept, they could probably aim at long-run market leadership, a coveted 
corporate objective. 
Keywords: Skills Supremacy, Sustainable Growth, Market Leadership. 
INTRODUCTION 
“Talent is what God gives us, Skill is what we give back to 
Him”-Eliel Pierre- 
Having a competitive advantage is no longer an all-inclusive 
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acceptable long-run strategy, especially for 
corporate giants aiming at sustainable leadership. A 
quick re-look at companies like Blackberry and Nokia who 
could not sustain the pace of growth over the years proves 
that long-run market leadership demands more than just 
having one factor, i.e.; design supremacy or robust 
technology (Sharma Chetan, 2013). Organizations today, 
struggle to recruit and retain skilled workforce.A fine 
balance between generic skills and specific skills are 
needed in order to achieve better employee 
engagement. Companies have a great need for the 
same, as product life cycles get shorter and service 
formats get protracted. The demand for specialized 
workforce and lately super-specialized workforce is on the 
rise and is expected to remain so, with rapidly changing 
business needs. We have evolved into an era of 
uncertainty in business which also translates to skills 
inventory in organizations. Therefore it's not very surprising 
that contemporary business houses are eyeing people 
with superior skill sets and skill flexibility. Further, the 'skills' 
factor could override all the other factors in succession 
planning and change management. A skills-centric 
culture can lead to great results that translate to market 
share revenues and profits of scale for companies. 
In the words of Jack Welch, “An organization's ability to 
learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the 
ultimate competitive advantage.” This translates to the 
fact that companies should build a sizeable skills inventory 
VIJAY. G. PADAGURI * 
By 
M.M. BAGALI ** 
RESEARCH PAPERS 
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that can be re-skilled in optimal time frames and can be 
used to achieve set growth objectives. In future, we could 
be looking at skill dominance translating to market 
dominance and if companies are able to scale up this 
concept, they could probably aim at long-run market 
leadership, a coveted corporate objective. 
1. Literature Review 
'Competitive advantage' is an advantage that a firm has 
over its competitors, allowing it to generate greater sales 
or margins and/or retains more customers than its 
competition. There can be many types of competitive 
advantages including the firm's cost structure, product 
offerings, distribution network and customer support. 
Competitive advantage is a management concept that 
has been so popular in the contemporary literature of 
management nowadays. The reasons behind such 
popularity include the rapid change that organizations 
face today, the complexity of the business environment, 
the impacts of globalization and unstructured markets, 
the ever changing consumer needs, competition, the 
revol u t i on of i n format i on tech n ol ogy and 
communications, and the liberation of global trade (Al- 
Rousan and Qawasmeh, 2009). Core competency 
needs to be reviewed based on the factors that stand out 
as being unique to the organization, Edgar, William B. and 
Lockwood, Chris A. (2012).Competitive advantage can 
give the business better long term prospects, Porter, 
Michael (1987). 
Kotler also defined competitive advantage as an 
organizational capability to perform in one or many ways 
that competitors find difficult to imitate now and in the 
future (Kotler, 1997:53; Kotler, 2000). Nevertheless, Porter 
recognized competitive advantage as a strategic goal; 
that is a dependent variable and the reason behind this is 
that the good performance is related to achieving a 
competitive advantage (Read &Difillipi, 1990:90). Others 
see competitive advantage as an ability to produce 
products or offer services different to what competitors 
do, by utilizing the strengths that organizations possess so 
as to add value in a way that competitors find it difficult to 
imitate (Pitts & Lei, 1968:68). Customer satisfaction can 
definitely be employee driven initiative for an 
organization, Bearden WO, Teel JE. (1983). Innovation 
capability can act as a pre-cursor to organizational 
success, AlbaladejoM, Romijn H (2001). 
We then can assume that competitive advantage is a 
relative quality that organizations claim to possess 
through which organizations can exceed their rivals' 
performance, and achieve long lasting benefits as 
perceived by clients. It is believed that the framework 
presented by Michael Porter is one of the most well-known 
tools that are used in theoretical as well as empirical 
research, since it pays attention to all activities carried out 
by an organization with respect to its external environment 
(Al-Rousan and Qawasmeh, 2009). The impact of 
workplace practices on bottomline results can be 
measured, Lisa M. Lynch & Sandra E. Black, (1995).The 
development of small business depends on a wide range 
of factors relating to growth, profitability, pricing and 
strategy, Reid G C (2000). 
One of the organizations' major concerns is to care about 
customers' needs and wants and transform such needs 
and wants into targeted aptitudes or areas called 
"competitive dimensions". These dimensions that 
organizations focus on and show great interest, while 
providing services and products so as to meet market 
demand, can help organizations achieve competitive 
advantage (Krajewski&Ritzman, 1999). These competitive 
dimensions, as we claim, are four: cost, quality, time, and 
flexibility, innovation and Responsiveness which are 
defined and explained in the following sections. Johnson, 
Scoles, Whittington (2005), in their work*, pointed out that 
corporate strategy as a framework is a complex process 
and involves several constituents. Researchers have 
studied leadership skills directly or indirectly for anumber 
of years (see Bass, 1990, pp. 97–109). However, the 
impetus forresearch on skills was a classic article 
published by Robert Katz in theHarvard Business Review in 
1955, titled “Skills of an Effective Administrator.”Katz's 
article appeared at a time when researchers were trying 
toidentify a definitive set of leadership traits. Katz's 
approach was an attemptto transcend the trait problem 
by addressing leadership as a set of developableskills. 
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*'Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases', Prentice 
Hall-Financial Times, Essex 
When looking at the evidence linking skills to 
organizational outcomes, we are in fact nearly always 
looking at evidence which uses qualifications or 
educational attainment as a proxy for skills because it is 
very difficult to measure or monitor skills per se. 
Nonetheless there is considerable positive evidence 
linking educational attainment to organizational 
performance. For example the most productive 
manufacturing organizations tend to have a more highly 
educated workforce than the least productive equivalent 
on average, to an extra qualification level (Haskel and 
Hawkes, 2003). This kind of relationship has also been 
found in US where it has been estimated that the 
equivalent of an extra year of schooling raised 
productivity by between 4.9 and 8.5 per cent in the 
manufacturing sector and between 5.9 and 12.7 per 
cent in services (Lynch and Black, 1995). These results 
have been supported by Mason and Wilson in 2003 for the 
UK. 
A series of hugely influential and robust research projects 
has also strongly indicated a link between skills and 
business productivity. A number of well-known 'matched 
plant' studies (see for example, Keep, Mayhew, Corney; 
2002) by the National Institute for Economic and Social 
Research (NIESR) considered the impact of workforce skills 
and development on productivity alongside a range of 
other factors such as investment in capital equipment 
and maintenance practices for matched comparator 
establishments. A clear connection between higher skills 
and higher productivity was identified particularly at the 
intermediate skills level. All the studies found that the 
higher average levels of labour productivity in firms in 
continental Europe were closely related to the greater 
skills and knowledge of their workforces, especially 
intermediate skills. Skill levels were also shown to be 
associated with the uptake of new equipment and to 
maintenance activity. These studies mostly took place in 
the mid to late 80s and early 90s but the findings have 
been replicated very recently (Mason and Wagner, 2002) 
with similar results. There are several arguments that 
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human resources management could play a key role in 
ensuring better business results (Bowen, Lawler, 1992). 
Investment in focused training could lead to better 
business results, Bishop J (1994).There is clear evidence of 
significant return on investment when it comes to 
employee training, Keep E, Mayhew K, Corney M (2002). 
Other studies have explored if there is a relationship 
between skills and other organizational outcomes. Haskel 
and Hawkes (2003) found that higher skill (qualification) 
levels support innovation and more sophisticated 
production processes and were associated with the 
production of higher quality products. Green et al. (2003) 
has also found a strong relationship between different 
levels of UK workforce skills and the sophistication of 
products. An OECD (Organization For Economic Co-operation 
and development) study looked at innovation 
in UK SMEs and found that higher qualification levels of 
both managers and staff boosted innovation (Albaladejo 
and Romijn, 2001) and was associated with higher 
technological complexity and originality. Others have 
shown a link to company survival (Reid, 2000). Successful 
administration appears to rest on three basic skills, which 
we will call technical, human, and conceptual. It would 
be unrealistic to assert that these skills are not interrelated, 
yet there may be real merit in examining each one 
separately, and in developing them independently, Katz 
Robert, (1955). 
2. Research Gap 
Most of the major studies on competitive advantage 
have considered and accredited different facets like 
cost, time, profitability etc. as the reason for the sustained 
growth of a business. In some studies the emphasis has 
been on the product offering, packaging etc. But the skills 
aspect as an entity has not been examined in terms of 
being a distinct competitive advantage. Considering the 
above studies, it is very clear that competitive advantage 
as such is subjective and varied in the way it can manifest 
itself. However, it's a very pertinent issue that needs to be 
examined and analyzed. Therefore there is very clear 
need that the “skills” factor needs to be accounted for 
and that the competitive advantage argument is 
incomplete without factoring in the “skills” part. Therefore, 
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this research gap has been identified as the core issue in 
this research paper. 
3. Objectives of the Study 
The study pursues multiple objectives with one important 
agenda and also a need for crystallization of views on the 
topic of skills as being the market differentiator probably 
cascading into revenue benefits for the company or the 
organization. The 'skills' factor takes center stage. 
However, the primary objectives of the study are as 
follows: 
·To understand the concept of 'skills' in the perspective 
of a competitive advantage. 
·To analyze the skills perspective to fulfilling manpower 
needs of a company. 
·To establish the need for skills emphasis in the light of 
changing business needs. 
·To suggest a model of skills supremacy for sustaining 
the competitive advantage. 
Traditionally the concept of skills was considered as being 
a standard business requirement and a pre-cursor to 
employment. However, with changing business needs 
and demographics, skills sets have become dynamic 
and are now considered a pre-cursor to not only 
employment but also growth and cross-vertical 
movement. 
4. Research Design 
4.1 Method of Sampling 
Stratified Random Sampling was used for the study to 
ensure better representation of the different sectors. The 
data was collected from employees working in the IT/ITES, 
BPO/KPO, and manufacturing, education and training, 
FMCG, banking and finance, Retail, telecom, healthcare 
and infrastructure sectors. Further, to have better 
representation across, the responses were collected from 
employees working across different levels (Operational, 
tactical, strategic) roles in their organizations. A sample 
size of 100 was considered for this study since it deals with 
a cross-sector/cross segment. Proportionate allocation 
using a sampling fraction in each of the strata justified the 
sample size used for the study. 
4.2 Statistical Tools used 
Z-test and T-test were used in order to compare the means 
of the factors of skills supremacy. Principal Component 
analysis was used to understand key influencers in terms of 
skills background since the principle components can be 
used to find clusters in a set of data. 
Source: Author Research based on Primary data collected 
Age: <20-25 yrs 26-30 yrs 31-35 yrs 36-40 yrs 41yrs and above 
No. of Respondents 27 29 17 15 12 
Sex: Male Female 
No. of Respondents 61 39 
Education: SSLC/10th PUC/12th Graduate Post-Graduate Doctorate 
No. of Respondents 9 13 59 19 0 
Experience 1-5 yrs 5-10 yrs 10-15 yrs 15-20 yrs 20 yrs and above 
No. of Respondents 28 23 20 17 12 
Sector-Wise Split IT /ITES BPO/KPO Manufacturing Education and Training Banking and Finance 
No. of Respondents 15 15 10 10 10 
Sector-Wise Split-2 Retail Telecom Healthcare Infrastructure 
No. of Respondents 10 10 10 10 
Source: Author Research based on Primary data collected 
Table 1. Demographic Profile 
Pro Defer 
Skills Supremacy is a competitive advantage 74% 5% 
Skills supremacy is a product/service differentiator 56% 44% 
Superior Skills sets facilitating sustained business growth 84% 16% 
Advocacy of Skills emphasis in hiring 69% 31% 
Ability of people with better skill sets to 
overcome market uncertainties 55% 45% 
Posssibility of better skills sets giving organizations 
a performance edge over competitors 57% 43% 
Table 2. Comprehensive Table on Skills Supremacy-Key Findings 
Strategic Level-56% 
Tactical Level-72% 
Operational Level-81% 
Source: Author Research based on Primary data collected 
Figure 1. Comprehensive Table on Skills weightage for succeeding 
at different levels in Organizations-Key Findings 
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5. Analysis 
The questionnaire concentrated on factors like skills 
inventory, role of skills supremacy for sustained business 
growth, the relevance of skills sets at various levels in 
organizations and so on. The data was analyzed using the 
z test, t test as well as principal component analysis. The 
key variables include skills sets, business growth, and 
competitive advantage. The relevance of skill sets in the 
background of the dynamic business environment and 
also the sustainable competitive advantage aspect of 
the same. 
Most of the respondents felt that skills supremacy was a 
competitive advantage for organizations. Several 
respondents felt that skills supremacy could act as a 
product/service differentiator. A majority of the 
respondents said that they would advocate a skills 
emphasis approach in hiring. Some of the respondents 
felt that people with better skill sets had the ability to help 
the organization overcome market uncertainty and also 
gave them a performance edge over competition. 
Different levels in organizations have a distinctive needs in 
terms of the knowledge, skills, attitude and decision 
making matrices. The emphasis on skills is more at the 
operational and the tactical levels. However, with niche 
work profiles and rapid market innovation ie; disruptive 
innovation, skills emphasis is now being considered as a 
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F1 F2 F3 
F1 34.021 25.233 40.746 
F2 35.549 7.232 57.219 
F3 30.430 67.535 2.035 
F1 F2 F3 
F1 0.935 0.061 0.004 
F2 0.977 0.018 0.006 
F3 0.836 0.164 0.000 
-Values in bold correspond for each variable to the factor for which the 
squared cosine is the largest 
*F1 relates to importance of skills sets in product/service differentiation 
*F2 relates to facilitation of business growth by employees with superior skills sets 
*F3 relates to sustainability of business growth with a skills emphasis 
primary focus area. Most of the respondents felt that right 
skills were the key for succeeding at the operational level. 
Several respondents felt that having the right skills was 
necessary to succeed at the tactical level. However, a 
marginal majority of respondents felt that the right skills 
could contribute to your success at the strategic level. 
The above findings definitely indicate a change in the 
importance given to “skills sets” in the hierarchy. It can also 
be inferred that a vast majority of a company's workforce 
needs to have a skills focus to succeed at the existing 
levels in the organization and also have a skills approach 
to reach leadership levels in the organization. 
PCA was done using the XLSTAT 2013 tool for all the factors 
in the study, considering the skills background. An 
illustration of the analysis is given below. Principal 
component analysis was carried out for three factors ie; 
business growth, sustainability and competition. 
F3 
F2 
1 
0.75 
0.5 
0.25 
0 
-0.25 
-0.5 
-0.75 
Variables (axes F1 and F2: 99.67 %) 
Figure 2. Principal Component Analysis Chart for business growth, 
differentiation and sustainability in the skills background 
F1 
-1 
-1 -0.75 -0.5 -0.25 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 
F2 (8.08 %) 
F1 (91.58 %) 
Table 3. Contribution of the variables (%) 
Table 4. Squared cosines of the variables 
Source: Author Research at Jain University between November 2013 
and March 2014 
Figure 3. Model: An Integrated Skill Based 
Approach For Learning Organizations 
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The data clearly reveals that skills emphasis is necessary 
towards achieving better business growth and is also 
instrumental in ensuring sustained achievement of 
business goals and targets. In an era of headstrong 
competition in almost every sector, it's very much 
necessary that business houses need to work out a 
competitive advantage plan. And skills emphasis can 
definitely act as a feasible competitive advantage plan in 
this regard. 
Based on the analysis of the data collected, it's imminent 
that business houses need a feasible model in order to 
achieve sustainable growth on the long run. An integrated 
skills based approach for organizations could act as a 
clear road map towards achieving the above said 
objective. In this regard, adapting a skills based business 
plan could be the first step. As business houses look at 
expanding, growing, diversifying and acquiring projects, 
a skills based business plan could complement the long 
term strategy of the organization. Further, a skills based 
approach to the learning and development plans of the 
company is also needed. The L and D calendar of the 
company needs to have a weightage set for the skills 
component in the learning and development plans of the 
organization. This could mean more emphasis on skills 
development at each level in the organization. The 
constitution of key teams and levels in organizations could 
be challenging and detail-oriented (Finkelstein, S. 1992). 
In order to succeed in this initiative, the learning and 
development teams will have to take cognizance of the 
vertical heads and team leaders. The next level in this 
model would be skills based approach to competition, 
wherein, companies can look at achieving a competitive 
edge over other players in the market by hiring people with 
better skill sets at different levels, building formidable skills 
inventory and ensuring retention of the top notch skills in 
the organization. 
Finally, the last level in this model would be skill based 
market differentiation wherein prospective and current 
clients would recognize brands and experiences based 
on the skill sets of the employees. This could be a 
formidable long term strategy for any company to survive 
the odds and grow at all times. This would also mean 
deployment of a dedicated team and continued efforts 
in this regard. 
5.1 Skill –Based Approach: Action Plan Illustration 
To illustrate the implementation of the proposed model, 
automobile sales domain can be taken as a case in point. 
An analysis of the key skills needed for a successful 
automobile sales career can help us understand the 
implications in terms of a skills based approach to fulfilling 
an organizational resource requirement. The below 
mentioned table details some of the key skills needed for 
automobile sales. The NSDC report “Human Resource and 
Skill Requirements in the Auto and Auto Components 
Sector(2022)” also mentions some of these key skills. 
The above mentioned skills refer to a progressive set, 
wherein an employee progresses from one level to the 
next by acquiring the necessary skill sets. For lateral hires 
from other sectors, there is a need to acquire the 
necessary skill sets specific to the role. The HR function in 
organizations can take steps to ensure that skills inventory 
is in order at all times. Some measures that can be taken in 
this regard are: 
·Adapting periodic and monitored skills based training 
approach. 
·Having a dedicated resource for skills mapping and 
skills acquisition in the HR team. 
·Formulating a skills gap report and working towards 
reducing the skills gap. 
·Involve skills acquisition targets in KRA sheets of 
employees. 
·Having a review mechanism for skills acquisition and 
skills updating. 
Experience Frame Key Skills Needed (Including, but not limited to) 
1 year - 5 years 
Listening, Tele-calling, Presentation, 
Basic technical Skills, Local Language. 
5 years - 10 years Negotiation, Documentation, 
Collaboration and Basic Finance. 
10 years - 15 years 
Database Management, Reporting, 
Delegation and Motivation. 
15 years - 20 years 
Relationship Management, 
Team handling and Mentoring. 
20 years and above Sales Strategy, Leadership and Analytics. 
Source: NSDC report “Human Resource and Skill Requirements in the Auto and 
Auto Components Sector (2022)” and Author Research** 
Table 5. Skills Framework for Automobile Sales 
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Conclusion 
Companies no longer aim for just short term gains and 
windfall returns. Most business houses are looking at a long 
term game plan in order to grow at all times and in all 
ways. In this context, it would be a gainful long term 
strategy for companies in order to ensure sustainability. 
Ensuring a skills emphasis in the overall business strategy 
can give companies an edge over competition and also 
act as an inherent employer branding tool. Though there 
are challenges in this regard, smart action and evolution 
in this regard can help companies sail through 
challenging environments and periods alike. 
The 'skills emphasis' component can be effectively 
integrated into the overall business plan, the strategic 
management aspect as well as the human resources 
planning process with due consideration to the values 
and vision of the organization. 'Integrated skill-based 
approach for learning organizations' model can be 
customized to meet the business framework of the 
company, effectively. Further scope for study in this area 
exists in terms of measuring ROI on investments towards 
supremacy, skill based succession planning and skill-based 
Limitations 
The sample has been drawn from only ten sectors and 
hence a generalization of the same for all the sectors is 
not possible. Due to access constraints uniform 
representation of all the organizational levels has not 
been possible. Since the 'skills' aspect of a job profile 
many a times overlaps the knowledge factor, the 
conclusions drawn from the study may not be inclusive in 
all respects. 
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market differentiation. 
National Skills Development Corporation Report “Human 
Resource and Skill Requirements in the Auto and Auto 
Components Sector (2022)” 
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS 
Prof Vijay G Padaguri is currently a Faculty in Management Studies at Manipal Global Education Services and Research Scholar, 
JAIN University. He is also a certified trainer and facilitator. His areas of research include employability, skills enhancement, 
learning and leadership. He is a member of several professional bodies in the Human Resources Management domain. 
Currently he is involved in content creation and delivery of general management courses for the corporate education wing at 
Manipal Academy of Banking 
Dr M M Bagali is currenly working as Professor of HRM, Head- Research in Management, JAIN University. He is LIFE member for 
more than 35 different Professional Organizations in India and Overseas. He has been awarded the First BOLT-Best Teacher Award 
instituted by Air India-Deccan Herald and visited Singapore and addressed SHRI Senior HR Managers. His teaching assignment 
presently includes taking courses in HR, OB, and Leadership for Management and Executives. 
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  • 1. ESTABLISHING SKILLS SUPREMACY: WAY FORWARD TO SUSTAIN THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Research Scholar, Jain University, * Assistant Professor, Human Resources Management, Manipal Global Education Services and India. ** Professor, Strategic HRM and Head, Research in Management, CMS Business Annexe, Jain University, Bangalore, India. ABSTRACT The research paper suggests integrated skills based approach for learning organizations based on the findings of the study. The paper details the integration of the skills approach into the overall business plan and the strategy of organizations. A feasible model has been suggested in the paper with regard to adapting skills based approach towards achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. Principal Component analysis has been used to analyze the data collected from a sample representing ten prominent business sectors. Business entities strive to achieve and sustain supremacy, of considerable credibility, in order to have continued growth and profits. While some companies have banked on 'core competencies' like cost leadership, technological advancements and design excellence, the sustainability issue still prevails and calls for something more radical. Having a competitive advantage is no longer an all-inclusive acceptable long-run strategy, especially for corporate giants aiming at sustainable leadership. A quick re-look at companies like Blackberry and Nokia who could not sustain the pace of growth over the years proves that long-run market leadership demands more than just having one success factor, i.e.; design supremacy or robust technology. Companies should build a sizeable skills inventory that can be re-skilled in optimal time frames and can be used to achieve defined growth objectives. We could be looking at skill dominance translating to market dominance and if companies are able to scale up this concept, they could probably aim at long-run market leadership, a coveted corporate objective. Keywords: Skills Supremacy, Sustainable Growth, Market Leadership. INTRODUCTION “Talent is what God gives us, Skill is what we give back to Him”-Eliel Pierre- Having a competitive advantage is no longer an all-inclusive 22 acceptable long-run strategy, especially for corporate giants aiming at sustainable leadership. A quick re-look at companies like Blackberry and Nokia who could not sustain the pace of growth over the years proves that long-run market leadership demands more than just having one factor, i.e.; design supremacy or robust technology (Sharma Chetan, 2013). Organizations today, struggle to recruit and retain skilled workforce.A fine balance between generic skills and specific skills are needed in order to achieve better employee engagement. Companies have a great need for the same, as product life cycles get shorter and service formats get protracted. The demand for specialized workforce and lately super-specialized workforce is on the rise and is expected to remain so, with rapidly changing business needs. We have evolved into an era of uncertainty in business which also translates to skills inventory in organizations. Therefore it's not very surprising that contemporary business houses are eyeing people with superior skill sets and skill flexibility. Further, the 'skills' factor could override all the other factors in succession planning and change management. A skills-centric culture can lead to great results that translate to market share revenues and profits of scale for companies. In the words of Jack Welch, “An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.” This translates to the fact that companies should build a sizeable skills inventory VIJAY. G. PADAGURI * By M.M. BAGALI ** RESEARCH PAPERS i-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 8 l No. 4 l March - May 2014
  • 2. RAERSTEICALRECSH PAPERS 23 that can be re-skilled in optimal time frames and can be used to achieve set growth objectives. In future, we could be looking at skill dominance translating to market dominance and if companies are able to scale up this concept, they could probably aim at long-run market leadership, a coveted corporate objective. 1. Literature Review 'Competitive advantage' is an advantage that a firm has over its competitors, allowing it to generate greater sales or margins and/or retains more customers than its competition. There can be many types of competitive advantages including the firm's cost structure, product offerings, distribution network and customer support. Competitive advantage is a management concept that has been so popular in the contemporary literature of management nowadays. The reasons behind such popularity include the rapid change that organizations face today, the complexity of the business environment, the impacts of globalization and unstructured markets, the ever changing consumer needs, competition, the revol u t i on of i n format i on tech n ol ogy and communications, and the liberation of global trade (Al- Rousan and Qawasmeh, 2009). Core competency needs to be reviewed based on the factors that stand out as being unique to the organization, Edgar, William B. and Lockwood, Chris A. (2012).Competitive advantage can give the business better long term prospects, Porter, Michael (1987). Kotler also defined competitive advantage as an organizational capability to perform in one or many ways that competitors find difficult to imitate now and in the future (Kotler, 1997:53; Kotler, 2000). Nevertheless, Porter recognized competitive advantage as a strategic goal; that is a dependent variable and the reason behind this is that the good performance is related to achieving a competitive advantage (Read &Difillipi, 1990:90). Others see competitive advantage as an ability to produce products or offer services different to what competitors do, by utilizing the strengths that organizations possess so as to add value in a way that competitors find it difficult to imitate (Pitts & Lei, 1968:68). Customer satisfaction can definitely be employee driven initiative for an organization, Bearden WO, Teel JE. (1983). Innovation capability can act as a pre-cursor to organizational success, AlbaladejoM, Romijn H (2001). We then can assume that competitive advantage is a relative quality that organizations claim to possess through which organizations can exceed their rivals' performance, and achieve long lasting benefits as perceived by clients. It is believed that the framework presented by Michael Porter is one of the most well-known tools that are used in theoretical as well as empirical research, since it pays attention to all activities carried out by an organization with respect to its external environment (Al-Rousan and Qawasmeh, 2009). The impact of workplace practices on bottomline results can be measured, Lisa M. Lynch & Sandra E. Black, (1995).The development of small business depends on a wide range of factors relating to growth, profitability, pricing and strategy, Reid G C (2000). One of the organizations' major concerns is to care about customers' needs and wants and transform such needs and wants into targeted aptitudes or areas called "competitive dimensions". These dimensions that organizations focus on and show great interest, while providing services and products so as to meet market demand, can help organizations achieve competitive advantage (Krajewski&Ritzman, 1999). These competitive dimensions, as we claim, are four: cost, quality, time, and flexibility, innovation and Responsiveness which are defined and explained in the following sections. Johnson, Scoles, Whittington (2005), in their work*, pointed out that corporate strategy as a framework is a complex process and involves several constituents. Researchers have studied leadership skills directly or indirectly for anumber of years (see Bass, 1990, pp. 97–109). However, the impetus forresearch on skills was a classic article published by Robert Katz in theHarvard Business Review in 1955, titled “Skills of an Effective Administrator.”Katz's article appeared at a time when researchers were trying toidentify a definitive set of leadership traits. Katz's approach was an attemptto transcend the trait problem by addressing leadership as a set of developableskills. i-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 8 l No. 4 l March - May 2014
  • 3. RAERSTEICALRECSH PAPERS *'Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases', Prentice Hall-Financial Times, Essex When looking at the evidence linking skills to organizational outcomes, we are in fact nearly always looking at evidence which uses qualifications or educational attainment as a proxy for skills because it is very difficult to measure or monitor skills per se. Nonetheless there is considerable positive evidence linking educational attainment to organizational performance. For example the most productive manufacturing organizations tend to have a more highly educated workforce than the least productive equivalent on average, to an extra qualification level (Haskel and Hawkes, 2003). This kind of relationship has also been found in US where it has been estimated that the equivalent of an extra year of schooling raised productivity by between 4.9 and 8.5 per cent in the manufacturing sector and between 5.9 and 12.7 per cent in services (Lynch and Black, 1995). These results have been supported by Mason and Wilson in 2003 for the UK. A series of hugely influential and robust research projects has also strongly indicated a link between skills and business productivity. A number of well-known 'matched plant' studies (see for example, Keep, Mayhew, Corney; 2002) by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) considered the impact of workforce skills and development on productivity alongside a range of other factors such as investment in capital equipment and maintenance practices for matched comparator establishments. A clear connection between higher skills and higher productivity was identified particularly at the intermediate skills level. All the studies found that the higher average levels of labour productivity in firms in continental Europe were closely related to the greater skills and knowledge of their workforces, especially intermediate skills. Skill levels were also shown to be associated with the uptake of new equipment and to maintenance activity. These studies mostly took place in the mid to late 80s and early 90s but the findings have been replicated very recently (Mason and Wagner, 2002) with similar results. There are several arguments that 24 human resources management could play a key role in ensuring better business results (Bowen, Lawler, 1992). Investment in focused training could lead to better business results, Bishop J (1994).There is clear evidence of significant return on investment when it comes to employee training, Keep E, Mayhew K, Corney M (2002). Other studies have explored if there is a relationship between skills and other organizational outcomes. Haskel and Hawkes (2003) found that higher skill (qualification) levels support innovation and more sophisticated production processes and were associated with the production of higher quality products. Green et al. (2003) has also found a strong relationship between different levels of UK workforce skills and the sophistication of products. An OECD (Organization For Economic Co-operation and development) study looked at innovation in UK SMEs and found that higher qualification levels of both managers and staff boosted innovation (Albaladejo and Romijn, 2001) and was associated with higher technological complexity and originality. Others have shown a link to company survival (Reid, 2000). Successful administration appears to rest on three basic skills, which we will call technical, human, and conceptual. It would be unrealistic to assert that these skills are not interrelated, yet there may be real merit in examining each one separately, and in developing them independently, Katz Robert, (1955). 2. Research Gap Most of the major studies on competitive advantage have considered and accredited different facets like cost, time, profitability etc. as the reason for the sustained growth of a business. In some studies the emphasis has been on the product offering, packaging etc. But the skills aspect as an entity has not been examined in terms of being a distinct competitive advantage. Considering the above studies, it is very clear that competitive advantage as such is subjective and varied in the way it can manifest itself. However, it's a very pertinent issue that needs to be examined and analyzed. Therefore there is very clear need that the “skills” factor needs to be accounted for and that the competitive advantage argument is incomplete without factoring in the “skills” part. Therefore, i-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 8 l No. 4 l March - May 2014
  • 4. RAERSTEICALRECSH PAPERS 25 this research gap has been identified as the core issue in this research paper. 3. Objectives of the Study The study pursues multiple objectives with one important agenda and also a need for crystallization of views on the topic of skills as being the market differentiator probably cascading into revenue benefits for the company or the organization. The 'skills' factor takes center stage. However, the primary objectives of the study are as follows: ·To understand the concept of 'skills' in the perspective of a competitive advantage. ·To analyze the skills perspective to fulfilling manpower needs of a company. ·To establish the need for skills emphasis in the light of changing business needs. ·To suggest a model of skills supremacy for sustaining the competitive advantage. Traditionally the concept of skills was considered as being a standard business requirement and a pre-cursor to employment. However, with changing business needs and demographics, skills sets have become dynamic and are now considered a pre-cursor to not only employment but also growth and cross-vertical movement. 4. Research Design 4.1 Method of Sampling Stratified Random Sampling was used for the study to ensure better representation of the different sectors. The data was collected from employees working in the IT/ITES, BPO/KPO, and manufacturing, education and training, FMCG, banking and finance, Retail, telecom, healthcare and infrastructure sectors. Further, to have better representation across, the responses were collected from employees working across different levels (Operational, tactical, strategic) roles in their organizations. A sample size of 100 was considered for this study since it deals with a cross-sector/cross segment. Proportionate allocation using a sampling fraction in each of the strata justified the sample size used for the study. 4.2 Statistical Tools used Z-test and T-test were used in order to compare the means of the factors of skills supremacy. Principal Component analysis was used to understand key influencers in terms of skills background since the principle components can be used to find clusters in a set of data. Source: Author Research based on Primary data collected Age: <20-25 yrs 26-30 yrs 31-35 yrs 36-40 yrs 41yrs and above No. of Respondents 27 29 17 15 12 Sex: Male Female No. of Respondents 61 39 Education: SSLC/10th PUC/12th Graduate Post-Graduate Doctorate No. of Respondents 9 13 59 19 0 Experience 1-5 yrs 5-10 yrs 10-15 yrs 15-20 yrs 20 yrs and above No. of Respondents 28 23 20 17 12 Sector-Wise Split IT /ITES BPO/KPO Manufacturing Education and Training Banking and Finance No. of Respondents 15 15 10 10 10 Sector-Wise Split-2 Retail Telecom Healthcare Infrastructure No. of Respondents 10 10 10 10 Source: Author Research based on Primary data collected Table 1. Demographic Profile Pro Defer Skills Supremacy is a competitive advantage 74% 5% Skills supremacy is a product/service differentiator 56% 44% Superior Skills sets facilitating sustained business growth 84% 16% Advocacy of Skills emphasis in hiring 69% 31% Ability of people with better skill sets to overcome market uncertainties 55% 45% Posssibility of better skills sets giving organizations a performance edge over competitors 57% 43% Table 2. Comprehensive Table on Skills Supremacy-Key Findings Strategic Level-56% Tactical Level-72% Operational Level-81% Source: Author Research based on Primary data collected Figure 1. Comprehensive Table on Skills weightage for succeeding at different levels in Organizations-Key Findings i-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 8 l No. 4 l March - May 2014
  • 5. RAERSTEICALRECSH PAPERS 5. Analysis The questionnaire concentrated on factors like skills inventory, role of skills supremacy for sustained business growth, the relevance of skills sets at various levels in organizations and so on. The data was analyzed using the z test, t test as well as principal component analysis. The key variables include skills sets, business growth, and competitive advantage. The relevance of skill sets in the background of the dynamic business environment and also the sustainable competitive advantage aspect of the same. Most of the respondents felt that skills supremacy was a competitive advantage for organizations. Several respondents felt that skills supremacy could act as a product/service differentiator. A majority of the respondents said that they would advocate a skills emphasis approach in hiring. Some of the respondents felt that people with better skill sets had the ability to help the organization overcome market uncertainty and also gave them a performance edge over competition. Different levels in organizations have a distinctive needs in terms of the knowledge, skills, attitude and decision making matrices. The emphasis on skills is more at the operational and the tactical levels. However, with niche work profiles and rapid market innovation ie; disruptive innovation, skills emphasis is now being considered as a 26 F1 F2 F3 F1 34.021 25.233 40.746 F2 35.549 7.232 57.219 F3 30.430 67.535 2.035 F1 F2 F3 F1 0.935 0.061 0.004 F2 0.977 0.018 0.006 F3 0.836 0.164 0.000 -Values in bold correspond for each variable to the factor for which the squared cosine is the largest *F1 relates to importance of skills sets in product/service differentiation *F2 relates to facilitation of business growth by employees with superior skills sets *F3 relates to sustainability of business growth with a skills emphasis primary focus area. Most of the respondents felt that right skills were the key for succeeding at the operational level. Several respondents felt that having the right skills was necessary to succeed at the tactical level. However, a marginal majority of respondents felt that the right skills could contribute to your success at the strategic level. The above findings definitely indicate a change in the importance given to “skills sets” in the hierarchy. It can also be inferred that a vast majority of a company's workforce needs to have a skills focus to succeed at the existing levels in the organization and also have a skills approach to reach leadership levels in the organization. PCA was done using the XLSTAT 2013 tool for all the factors in the study, considering the skills background. An illustration of the analysis is given below. Principal component analysis was carried out for three factors ie; business growth, sustainability and competition. F3 F2 1 0.75 0.5 0.25 0 -0.25 -0.5 -0.75 Variables (axes F1 and F2: 99.67 %) Figure 2. Principal Component Analysis Chart for business growth, differentiation and sustainability in the skills background F1 -1 -1 -0.75 -0.5 -0.25 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 F2 (8.08 %) F1 (91.58 %) Table 3. Contribution of the variables (%) Table 4. Squared cosines of the variables Source: Author Research at Jain University between November 2013 and March 2014 Figure 3. Model: An Integrated Skill Based Approach For Learning Organizations i-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 8 l No. 4 l March - May 2014
  • 6. RAERSTEICALRECSH PAPERS 27 The data clearly reveals that skills emphasis is necessary towards achieving better business growth and is also instrumental in ensuring sustained achievement of business goals and targets. In an era of headstrong competition in almost every sector, it's very much necessary that business houses need to work out a competitive advantage plan. And skills emphasis can definitely act as a feasible competitive advantage plan in this regard. Based on the analysis of the data collected, it's imminent that business houses need a feasible model in order to achieve sustainable growth on the long run. An integrated skills based approach for organizations could act as a clear road map towards achieving the above said objective. In this regard, adapting a skills based business plan could be the first step. As business houses look at expanding, growing, diversifying and acquiring projects, a skills based business plan could complement the long term strategy of the organization. Further, a skills based approach to the learning and development plans of the company is also needed. The L and D calendar of the company needs to have a weightage set for the skills component in the learning and development plans of the organization. This could mean more emphasis on skills development at each level in the organization. The constitution of key teams and levels in organizations could be challenging and detail-oriented (Finkelstein, S. 1992). In order to succeed in this initiative, the learning and development teams will have to take cognizance of the vertical heads and team leaders. The next level in this model would be skills based approach to competition, wherein, companies can look at achieving a competitive edge over other players in the market by hiring people with better skill sets at different levels, building formidable skills inventory and ensuring retention of the top notch skills in the organization. Finally, the last level in this model would be skill based market differentiation wherein prospective and current clients would recognize brands and experiences based on the skill sets of the employees. This could be a formidable long term strategy for any company to survive the odds and grow at all times. This would also mean deployment of a dedicated team and continued efforts in this regard. 5.1 Skill –Based Approach: Action Plan Illustration To illustrate the implementation of the proposed model, automobile sales domain can be taken as a case in point. An analysis of the key skills needed for a successful automobile sales career can help us understand the implications in terms of a skills based approach to fulfilling an organizational resource requirement. The below mentioned table details some of the key skills needed for automobile sales. The NSDC report “Human Resource and Skill Requirements in the Auto and Auto Components Sector(2022)” also mentions some of these key skills. The above mentioned skills refer to a progressive set, wherein an employee progresses from one level to the next by acquiring the necessary skill sets. For lateral hires from other sectors, there is a need to acquire the necessary skill sets specific to the role. The HR function in organizations can take steps to ensure that skills inventory is in order at all times. Some measures that can be taken in this regard are: ·Adapting periodic and monitored skills based training approach. ·Having a dedicated resource for skills mapping and skills acquisition in the HR team. ·Formulating a skills gap report and working towards reducing the skills gap. ·Involve skills acquisition targets in KRA sheets of employees. ·Having a review mechanism for skills acquisition and skills updating. Experience Frame Key Skills Needed (Including, but not limited to) 1 year - 5 years Listening, Tele-calling, Presentation, Basic technical Skills, Local Language. 5 years - 10 years Negotiation, Documentation, Collaboration and Basic Finance. 10 years - 15 years Database Management, Reporting, Delegation and Motivation. 15 years - 20 years Relationship Management, Team handling and Mentoring. 20 years and above Sales Strategy, Leadership and Analytics. Source: NSDC report “Human Resource and Skill Requirements in the Auto and Auto Components Sector (2022)” and Author Research** Table 5. Skills Framework for Automobile Sales i-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 8 l No. 4 l March - May 2014
  • 7. RAERSTEICALRECSH PAPERS Conclusion Companies no longer aim for just short term gains and windfall returns. Most business houses are looking at a long term game plan in order to grow at all times and in all ways. In this context, it would be a gainful long term strategy for companies in order to ensure sustainability. Ensuring a skills emphasis in the overall business strategy can give companies an edge over competition and also act as an inherent employer branding tool. Though there are challenges in this regard, smart action and evolution in this regard can help companies sail through challenging environments and periods alike. The 'skills emphasis' component can be effectively integrated into the overall business plan, the strategic management aspect as well as the human resources planning process with due consideration to the values and vision of the organization. 'Integrated skill-based approach for learning organizations' model can be customized to meet the business framework of the company, effectively. Further scope for study in this area exists in terms of measuring ROI on investments towards supremacy, skill based succession planning and skill-based Limitations The sample has been drawn from only ten sectors and hence a generalization of the same for all the sectors is not possible. Due to access constraints uniform representation of all the organizational levels has not been possible. Since the 'skills' aspect of a job profile many a times overlaps the knowledge factor, the conclusions drawn from the study may not be inclusive in all respects. 28 market differentiation. National Skills Development Corporation Report “Human Resource and Skill Requirements in the Auto and Auto Components Sector (2022)” References [1]. Albaladejo, M., Romijn H (2001), Determinants of Innovation Capability in Small UK Firms, ECIS working paper No. 00.13. [2]. Al-Rousan, Mahmoud and Qawasmeh, Farid. (2009). The Impact of SWOT Analysis on Achieving a Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Jordanian Banking Industry. International Bulletin of Business Administration, Issue 6, pp: 82-92. [3]. Bass, B.M. (1990). Bass & Stogdill's handbook of leadership: Theor y, research, and managerial application (3rd ed.). New York: Free Press. [4]. Bearden WO, Teel JE. (1983). Selected determinants of consumer satisfaction and complaint reports. J Mark Res; 20(February):21-8. [5]. Bishop J (1994). The Incidence of and Pay-off to Employer Training: A Review of the Literature with Recommendations for Policy, Cornell. [6]. Bowen, D. E., Lawler, E. E., (1992). Total quality-oriented human resources management. Organizational Dynamics, 20, 29–41. [7]. Chetan Sharma (2013). 'What Really Drives Mobile Device market Performance', Mobile Future Forward Conference, Seattle'. [8]. Edgar, William B. and Lockwood, Chris A. (2012). Understanding, Finding, and Conceptualizing Core Competence Depth: A Framework, Guide, and Generalization for Corporate Managers and Research Professionals. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, Vol 11.No.2, April 2012 pp 72-85. [9]. Finkelstein, S. (1992). Power in Top Management Teams: Dimensions, Measurement, and Validation. The Academy of Management Journal, 35(3): 505-538. [10]. Green F, Mayhew K, Molloy E (2003). Employer Perspectives Survey, DfES, Nottingham. [11]. Haskel J, Hawkes D (2003). How Much of the Productivity Spread is Explained by Skills? UK Evidence Using Matched Establishment /Workforce Survey Data, CeRIBA discussion paper. [12]. Johnson G, Scoles. K, Whittington W (2005). Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases, Prentice Hall-Financial Times, Essex. [13]. Katz Robert, (1955). 'Skills of an effective Administrator', Harvard Business Review. [14]. Keep E, Mayhew K, Corney M (2002). Review on the Evidence of the Rate of Return to Employers of Investment i-manager’s Journal on Management, Vol. 8 l No. 4 l March - May 2014
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