<p> <br/></p><p>MATCHES BETWEEN HUMAN RESOURCES AND<br/>STRATEGY AMONG NCAA BASKETBALL TEAMS<br/>PATRICK M. WRIGHT<br/>Texas A&M University<br/>DENNIS L. SMART<br/>University of Nebraska at Omaha<br/>GARY C. McMAHAN<br/>University of Southern California<br/>This study examined the relationships among strategy, human resources,<br/>and performance among National Collegiate Athletic Association<br/>(NCAA) basketball teams. Results based on survey data and a<br/>widely used performance rating indicated that coaches' preferred<br/>strategies influence the characteristics that they look for in recruits.<br/>Also, teams implementing a strategy different from a coach's preferred<br/>strategy performed less well than those implementing the preferred<br/>strategy. Finally, human resource capacities interacted with<br/>strategy in determining team performance for two different measures<br/>of performance.</p>