In recent years, resource‐based theory has emerged as one of the most promising theoretical frameworks in the field of strategic management. Unfortunately, past articulations of the theory have adopted a static orientation, with the result that organizational learning ‐ a dynamic process ‐ has been excluded from the discussion. Presents a model designed to incorporate organizational learning effects into the resource‐based view. Then applies the model to a number of case examples to demonstrate the importance of including organizational learning as a component of resource‐based theory. Concludes that organizational learning is itself a strategic capability or resource important to the process of building and maintaining competitive advantage.
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Organizational learning and resource‐based theory: an integrative model Available to Purchase
Ken A. Smith;
Ken A. Smith
School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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Satish P. Vasudevan;
Satish P. Vasudevan
School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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Mohan R. Tanniru
Mohan R. Tanniru
School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7816
Print ISSN: 0953-4814
© MCB UP Limited
1996
Journal of Organizational Change Management (1996) 9 (6): 41–53.
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Smith KA, Vasudevan SP, Tanniru MR (1996), "Organizational learning and resource‐based theory: an integrative model". Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 9 No. 6 pp. 41–53, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819610150512
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