Empirical research on the resource-based view of the firm: an assessment and suggestions for future research

• Published in: Strategic management journal Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 121 - 146
• Main Author: Newbert, Scott L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2007; John Wiley and Sons; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: assessment; Business structures; Core competencies; Corporate strategies; Economic resources; empirical literature; Human resources; Management information systems; Management policies; Management reports; Management science; Management theory; Marketing management; resource-based view; Strategic management; Studies

The resource-based view (RBV) is one of the most widely accepted theories of strategic management. However, to date no systematic assessment of the RBV's level of empirical support has been conducted. In response, a sample of RBV-grounded empirical articles was analyzed from which it was found...