Liinus Hietaniemi

1 INTRODUCTION The strategy literature has long maintained that human capital significantly influences firm performance (e.g., Campbell et al., 2012; Cooper et al., 1994; Ployhart & Moliterno, 2011). For example, achieving and sustaining competitive advantage depends largely on a firm's ability to acquire talent (e.g., Carnahan & Somaya, 2013; Coff, 1997; Dierickx & Cool, 1989; Grant, 1996; Hall, 1993; Kogut & Zander, 1992).