Resource-Based View of Sustainable Human Capital: Cross-Country Analysis of VRIN Resources in HDI-GSCI Nexus

Taufiq Rahmat (1) , Diah Apriliani (2)
(1) Department of Management, Al-Ghifari University, Bandung, Indonesia,
(2) Department of International Relation, Al-Ghifari University, Bandung, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.53675/icosei.v1i1.1666
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Vol 1 No 1 (2025)
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2025-08-27
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2025-10-07
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This study examines strategic human capital development by applying the Resource-Based View (RBV) framework to identify national resources that fulfill VRIN criteria (Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, Non-substitutable) across countries. Using secondary data from Human Development Index (HDI) and Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI), the research investigates how countries achieve sustainable competitive advantage in human capital development through strategic resource configurations. Cross-sectional analysis of 157 countries employs multiple regression, principal component analysis, cluster analysis, and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Results reveal that social capital emerges as the most valuable and non-substitutable resource for human capital development, contributing 18.3% unique variance to HDI prediction. Intellectual capital provides 16.4% unique contribution, while governance performance adds 12.1%. Only fifteen countries (9.6% of sample) achieve rare resource configurations through simultaneous excellence across multiple dimensions, with Nordic countries demonstrating the most inimitable combinations through their distinctive social innovation model. These findings extend RBV theory to country-level analysis and provide empirical evidence for strategic human capital development policies.

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Taufiq Rahmat
Department of Management, Al-Ghifari University, Bandung, Indonesia
Diah Apriliani
Department of International Relation, Al-Ghifari University, Bandung, Indonesia

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Resource-Based View of Sustainable Human Capital: Cross-Country Analysis of VRIN Resources in HDI-GSCI Nexus. (2025). Proceeding International Conference On Sustainable Environment And Innovation (ICOSEI), 1(1). https://doi.org/10.53675/icosei.v1i1.1666

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