Product Description

This Handbook looks at how the resources and capabilities of organizations emerge and develop over time.

• Written by leading figures in the field.
  
• Presents original new theory.
  
• Features ground–breaking empirical studies.
  
• Draws on a broad range of empirical methods – case studies, statistical analysis, and simulations.
  
• Offers thought–provoking commentary on streams of research.
  
• Provides a basis for future research and practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1364200 in Books
• Published on: 2003-07-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

Review
"Resources and capabilities are an organizational phenomenon that is critically linked to firms′ success in today′s dynamic and complex business environments. Professor Helfat has compiled a truly significant collection of insights from leading researchers, with great potential to influence the nature and direction of this field for years to come." Duane Ireland, Richmond University, USA

From the Back Cover
How do the resources and capabilities of organizations emerge and develop over time? This Handbook brings together scholars of strategic management, economics, history, organizational theory, international business, and technology management in order to address this question.

Many of the contributions present new theoretical or empirical material which enhances our understanding of how organizational resources and capabilities evolve. Others offer thought–provoking commentary on current streams of research. Several themes recur throughout the volume, including: the role of geographic location and social networks; the influence of managerial mindset; and the co–evolution of resources and capabilities with other factors, including products. The chapters are organized according to a time line of resource and capability evolution.

This body of work provides a firm basis for future research and practice, promoting a better understanding of why firms, industries, technologies, and even entire economies fare well or poorly.

About the Author
Constance E. Helfat is Professor of Strategy and Technology at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Her work has been published widely in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science and the Journal of Industrial Economics. She has also published a book entitled Investment Choices in Industry (1988). She serves on the editorial boards of Strategic Management Journal, Management Science Organization Science and Strategic Organization.