Paradox And Theorizing Within The Resource-Based View

By working with and through the paradoxes present in the resource-based view (RBV) of strategic management, scholars can advance understanding concerning the contradictions and tensions inherent in creating and sustaining superior firm performance. We identify and discuss various RBV paradoxes, illu...

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Published in:The Academy of Management review 2006-01, Vol.31 (1), p.115-131
Main Authors: Lado, Augustine A, Boyd, Nancy G, Wright, Peter, Kroll, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Economic performance
Firm theory
Management science
Management techniques
Operations research
Review articles
Strategic management
Studies
Theory
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Summary:By working with and through the paradoxes present in the resource-based view (RBV) of strategic management, scholars can advance understanding concerning the contradictions and tensions inherent in creating and sustaining superior firm performance. We identify and discuss various RBV paradoxes, illustrating how paradoxical thinking can enhance theorizing and open up new vistas for knowing the understanding. Finally, we discuss the utility of the paradoxical perspective in furthering RBV scholarship. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0363-7425
1930-3807
DOI:10.5465/AMR.2006.19379627