This activity has the purpose of helping students explain why designing the appropriate HR system for a firm can result in sustained competitive advantage.

Select two companies that interest you. For example, consider Ford Motor Company and Toyota or consider Eli Lilly and Mylan Laboratories.

$1.$ What can you infer about each company's overall business strategy and the organization$$s performance?

$2.$ How are these differences in strategic type likely played out in how each company manages human resources?