Research Note: How Valuable are Organizational Capabilities?
1994; Wiley; Volume: 15; Issue: S1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/smj.4250150910
ISSN1097-0266
Autores Tópico(s)Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis
ResumoStrategic Management JournalVolume 15, Issue S1 p. 143-152 Article Research Note: How Valuable are Organizational Capabilities? David J. Collis, David J. Collis Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author David J. Collis, David J. Collis Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author First published: Winter 1994 https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250150910Citations: 63AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Organizational capabilities, appropriately defined, can meet the conditions, articulated by the resource-based view of the firm, for being a source of sustainable competitive advantage. However, this paper observes that there are limits to the extent of the importance of such capabilities. They are vulnerable to threats of erosion, substitution, and above all to being superseded by a higher-order capability of the ‘learning to learn’ variety. This suggests that there can be an infinite regress in the explanation for, and prediction of, sustainable competitive advantage. The problem is resolved by arguing that the value of organizational capabilities is context dependent, and by recognizing that the strategy field will never find the ultimate source of sustainable competitive advantage. Citing Literature Volume15, IssueS1Supplement: Competitive Organizational Behavior: Toward an Organizationally-Based Theory of Competitive AdvantageWinter 1994Pages 143-152 RelatedInformation
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