Resource-Based and Evolutionary Theories of the Firm, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995 Towards a Synthesis

Resource-Based and Evolutionary Theories of the Firm: Towards a Synthesis explores the intersection of evolutionary theories of the firm with an emergent body of research in the field of strategic management that has been broadly referred to as the `resource-based view of the firm'. The volume approaches strategic questions from several vantage points, thereby fostering a useful cross-fertilization of ideas. The views presented spring from a variety of sources, namely the principles of strategic management, organisation economics, and population ecology.

1 An Exploration of Common Ground: Integrating Evolutionary and Strategic Theories of the Firm.- 2 Strategic Management and the Exploration of Diversity.- 3 Competitive Advantage and Industry Capabilities.- 4 Capabilities and Coherence in Firms and Markets.- 5 Inertia and Transformation.- 6 Resource-Based Strategy in a Stochastic Model.- 7 Four Rs of Profitability: Rents, Resources, Routines and Replication.- 8 Theories of the Firm, Strategic Management, and Leadership.- 9 Business Strategy from the Population Level.- 10 Of Diamonds and Rust: A New Look at Resources.