Tacit knowledge as a source of competitive advantage in the National Basketball Association

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Berman, SL; Down, J; Hill, CWL
• 署名单位: Santa Clara University; Oregon State University; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/3069282
• 发表日期: 2002
• 页码: 13-31
• 关键词: RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; firm; environments; performance; succession; models

摘要

In this study, we investigate a central tenet of the resource-based view of the firm-that tacit knowledge often lies at the core of sustainable competitive advantage-and attempt to articulate it with greater theoretical precision than has been done previously. Using data from the National Basketball Association, we find support for a predicted positive relationship between shared team experience and team performance that declines as shared experience grows, eventually becoming negative. The implications of this study for non-sports-related firms are discussed along with suggestions for future research.