Resource -based, strategic group, and industry influences on firm performance

This dissertation examines resource-based, strategic group, and industry influences on firm performance. The resource-based view of the firm and strategic groups research are two areas of organizational inquiry that have lacked both theoretical as well as empirical integration. This dissertation pro...

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Main Author Short, Jeremy Collin
Format Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Published ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2000
Subjects
Automobile industry
Brand names
Business costs
Business to business commerce
Commerce-Business
Competition
Competitive advantage
Copyright
Dissertations & theses
Financial performance
Generic drugs
Industry analysis
Influence
Managers
Pharmaceutical industry
Product differentiation
Profitability
Profits
R&D
Research & development
Research & development expenditures
Researchers
Strategic management
SWOT analysis
Variables
Womens studies
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Summary:This dissertation examines resource-based, strategic group, and industry influences on firm performance. The resource-based view of the firm and strategic groups research are two areas of organizational inquiry that have lacked both theoretical as well as empirical integration. This dissertation provides a critical first step towards that end. Three papers are presented that first develop—and then test—resource-based and strategic group influences on organizational performance. The primary findings of this dissertation are threefold. First, variance in organizational performance exists both within and between strategic groups. Second, the degree to which firm, group, and industry explained variance in organizational performance varied based upon performance measure. Third, in all cases, firms accounted for the lion's share of the variation in organizational performance. In conclusion, the key determinant of organizational performance is manager's capabilities to position their firm within their group as well as industry.
ISBN:0599682183
9780599682184