Competitive potential of small business to attract human talent

Abstract

Frequently, the small businesses have the difficulty to attract the resources necessary to compete. Moreover, small businesses have the challenge of attracting skilled human talent to have a competitive performance. To identify organizational factors associated with attracting and retaining human talent, this research was conducted with a sample of Mexican firms. The main purpose of this paper was to identify what factors influence a company incorporated and retain professional staff and expertise to form a competitive advantage based on human talent. The variables analyzed were economic activity, geographic location, ownership of capital, export performance, size, and age of the firm. Key words: Human resources, competitiveness, retention, human talent, small business, Mexico.