The impact of human resource strategy on achieving competitive advantage in private universities in the capital city of Sana'a, Yemen.

This study aimed to determine the impact of strategic human resource management with its dimensions (training strategy, recruitment strategy, compensation strategy, employee empowerment strategy, career path strategy) on competitive advantage in private universities in Yemen's capital, Sana'a. The study targeted, through a comprehensive survey, all employees from the senior leadership in private universities in the capital (university presidents, their deputies, general directors, their assistants, department managers, and heads of technical departments through whom competitive advantage is achieved). The total study population was 1,343 individuals, with 300 questionnaires distributed and 268 questionnaires analyzed. The study followed a descriptive analytical approach, and data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The structural equation modeling was performed using Partial Least Squares (Smart-PLS-SEM). The study reached several findings, the most important of which is the positive impact of human resource management strategies on achieving competitive advantage in the private universities of the study area. There is also significant interest in managing strategic human resources in all its dimensions and enhancing this practice using modern scientific methods to achieve the goals of private universities, as well as the necessity of encouraging employee participation in decision-making and providing satisfactory incentives to motivate them towards creativity