FIRM RESOURCES, COMPETITIVE ACTIONS AND PERFORMANCE: INVESTIGATING A MEDIATED MODEL WITH EVIDENCE FROM THE IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTICS INDUSTRY

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ndofor, Hermann Achidi; Sirmon, David G.; He, Xiaoming
• 署名单位: Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School; Beijing Jiaotong University
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.901
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 640-657
• 关键词: COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS; resource-based view; TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES; Mediation

摘要

Building on the resource-based view (RBV) and competitive dynamics literatures, this paper proposes that considering resources or actions independently offers an incomplete understanding of the drivers of superior performance. Instead, we hypothesize that resources enable competitive actions and that when these actions leverage the firm's resources, superior performance results. We tested these hypotheses with panelized data on the technological resources and competitive actions of firms in the in-vitro medical diagnostic substance manufacturing industry. The results provide substantial support for our hypotheses, specifically with respect to mediation. Our theory and results underscore how the integration of the competitive dynamics and RBV literatures can significantly improve our understanding of firm performance. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.