Resource-based theory : creating and sustaining competitive advantage

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Title:

Author:

Barney, Jay B.

ISBN:

9780199277698

9780199277681

Personal Author:

Barney, Jay B.

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Physical Description:

vii, 316 p. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

1. The strategic management question and the emergence of resource-based theory -- 2. Strategic factor markets and competitive advantage -- 3. Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage -- 4. Culture as a source of sustained competitive advantage -- 5. Trust as a source of sustained competitive advantage -- 6. Human resources as a source of sustained competitive advantage -- 7. Information technology as a source of sustained competitive advantage -- 8. Resource-based theory and vertical integration -- 9. Resource-based theory and corporate diversification -- 10. Resource-based theory and mergers and acquisitions -- 11. Resource-based theory : empirical research -- 12. The future of resource-based theory.

Abstract:

"Jay B. Barney has long been recognised as one of the leading contributor to the resource-based theory literature. In this book he has collaborated with Delwyn N. Clark to produce the first book to examine the theory in a holistic and in-depth manner. The authors explore not only the applications of the theory in research, teaching, and practice, but also its early roots in traditional economic theory, development and proliferation in the 1990s, and later influence on management thinking."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Strategic planning.

Industrial management.

Competition.

Added Author:

Clark, Delwyn N.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2006036957-d.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2006036957-b.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006036957.html

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The 'Resource-Based View of the Firm' has emerged over the last fifteen years as one of the dominant perspectives used in strategic management. It addresses the fundamental research question of strategic management: Why it is that some firms persistently outperform others?Resource-Based Theory provides a considered overview of this theory, including the latest developments, from one of the key thinkers in its development. In broad terms it offers an alternative to Michael Porter's approach, focusing more on the competences and capabilities of the firm, rather than its positioning in its chosen markets.Jay B. Barney has long been recognised as one of the leading contributor to the resource-based theory literature. In this book he has collaborated with Delwyn N. Clark to produce the first book to examine the theory in a holistic and in-depth manner. The authors explore not only the applications of the theory in research, teaching, and practice, but also its early roots in traditional economic theory, development and proliferation in the 1990s, and later influence on management thinking.