The Resource-Based Theory of the Firm
Organization SciencePublished 1 October 1996
Jay B. Barney
Citations806
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Abstract
Interest in the resource-based view of the firm continues to grow in the field of business policy and strategy. Recently, most of this interest seems to have been focused on understanding the empirical implications of this theory and especially on how a firm's resources and capabilities can affect its performance. Evaluating the empirical implications of the resource based view is, of course, a worthwhile endeavor. We present an overview of contributions in this issue.
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