The traditional strategic management theories have strong emphasis on accumulating and controlling resources within a single firm. However, the shift towards increasingly networked business environments raises a question whether these theories can still be considered as valid. Most organizations have limitations in terms of resources they can possess internally and hence need to develop a range...

In the context of progressive rise of the competition among firms, due to the increasing globalisation, it is interesting to understand the potential sources of competitive advantage in order to set up a successful strategy. The theory of Resource-based View used in this framework examines the connection among internal resources and strategic choices, and how the latter affect firm performance....

Introduction The Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) manages 41 publicly funded hospitals that serve approximately 90% of the seven-million population. The head office of HA is responsible for strategic planning, resources allocation, and monitoring performance of hospitals that are organized into seven geographical clusters. The head office is transforming its population-based internal resources...

Does the amount of competitive advantage provided by information technology vary with the extent thal an application leverages strategic resources or capabilities? A survey of insurance company executives was used to examine this proposition and to identify strategic resources and capabilities commonly enhanced by systems supporting competitive advantage. The results of this study suggest that ...

Research on information systems has demonstrated the strategic potential of information technology (IT) through the logic of IT enablement: synergistic relationship between IT assets with organizational resources ensuing IT-enabled resources capable of influencing competitive firm performance. However, this enablement view has largely focused on IT assets and organizational resources within the...

1. Introduction 2. Profits are earned in disequilibrium Perfectly competitive equilibrium Assumptions of PCE PCE vs. dynamic strategic positioning (DSP) Profits as residual: Categories of income Measures of entrepreneurial profit 3. The firm as vehicle of strategizing behavior The elemental attributes of the strategizing firm The firm in the dynamic resource economy Strategizing around activiti...

The objective of the present study is to empirically explore the implementation of Green IT measures from the perspective of the dynamic resources in organizations. To this end, the paper integrates two streams of research1) the dynamic resources or capabilities of a firm and, 2) the adoption of Green IT measures. The findings suggest that two organizations in our sample have been successful in...