Paradox and theorizing within the resource-based view

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Lado, AA; Boyd, NG; Wright, P; Kroll, M
• 署名单位: Clarkson University; University of North Texas System; University of North Texas Denton; University of Memphis; University of Louisiana System; Louisiana Technical University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 115-131
• 关键词: SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; CAUSAL AMBIGUITY; dynamic theory; ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE; information-technology; THEORY CONSTRUCTION; USEFUL PERSPECTIVE; firm performance; competence

摘要

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 and understanding. Finally, we discuss the utility of the paradoxical perspective in furthering RBV scholarship.