Competitive advantage through people unleashing the power of the work force by jeffrey pfeffer 1994 boston harvard business school press 288 pp 2495 cloth alan clardy advantage human resources columbia maryland search for more papers by this author. Competitive advantage through people unleashing the power of the work force jeffrey pfeffer harvard business school press boston 1994. Competitive advantage through people unleashing the power of the work force responsibility jeffrey pfeffer despite long standing evidence indicating that a committed work force is essential for success firms continue to attach little importance to their workers what each of these firms did share was the ability to produce . Competitive advantage through people unleashing the power of the work force jeffrey pfeffer competitive advantage through people explores why despite long standing evidence that a committed work force is essential for success firms continue to attach little importance to their workers the answer argues pfeffer resides in a complex web . This article presents a review of the book competitive advantage through people unleashing the power of the work force by jeffrey pfeffer