The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of human resource (HR) management practices on achieving competitive advantage through studying the mediating role of employee satisfaction in the context of five-star hotels in Northern Cyprus.,To produce numeric data as well as to test the hypothesis, the researchers employed structural equation modeling and AMOS. The testing included (n=439) questionnaires. The model suggested by the authors examined the tourism sector, and in particular, five-star hotels located in Northern Cyprus.,The main research findings revealed that HR practices had a significant effect on competitive advantage. By comparison, the research findings revealed that the mediator variable had no effect on achieving competitive advantage for five-star hotels in Northern Cyprus.,This study demonstrates originality by responding to the recommendations of prior studies conducted on HR in Northern Cyprus Island. This makes a theoretical contribution to the field, since only Turkey recognizes Northern Cyprus, which makes conducting research on this country a challenge for researchers worldwide. Based on this study’s outcomes, this paper discusses its theoretical and practical implications, as well as recommendations for future research.

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员工满意度，人力资源管理实践和竞争优势

本文的目的是通过研究北塞浦路斯五星级酒店背景下员工满意度的中介作用来探索人力资源管理实践对获得竞争优势的影响。产生数字数据以及为了检验假设，研究人员采用了结构方程模型和AMOS。测试包括（n = 439）个问卷。作者建议的模型研究了旅游业，尤其是位于北塞浦路斯的五星级酒店。主要研究发现表明，人力资源实践对竞争优势具有重要影响。相比之下，研究发现，中介变量对北塞浦路斯五星级酒店的竞争优势没有影响。这项研究通过回应先前在北塞浦路斯岛进行的有关HR的研究的建议来证明其独创性。这是该领域的理论贡献，因为只有土耳其承认北塞浦路斯，这使得对该国进行研究成为全球研究人员的挑战。基于这项研究的成果，本文讨论了其理论和实践意义，以及对未来研究的建议。