The resource-based view and sustainable competive advantage: the case of a financial services firm

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Title: The resource-based view and sustainable competive advantage: the case of a financial services firm
Author(s): Barry, Carol A.; Clulow, Valerie; Gerstman, Julie
Abstract: The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm is a theory that has been explored in academic literature as a means of explaining competitive advantage and, in turn, superior performance amongst firms. In this paper it is argued that the model developed by Fahy offers a concise picture of the nature and role of key resources in strategic management but this picture needs further empirical development. A research approach based on a face-to face interview is used to explore the process by which a high-performing firm in the financial services industry in Australia identifies, develops, deploys and protects its key intangible assets and capabilities in sustaining competitive advantage.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. School of Business
Source: Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 27, no. 5 (2003), pp. 220-232
Publication year: 2003
Keyword(s): Competitive advantage; Financial services; Intangible assets; Resources
Publisher: Emerald
ISSN: 0309-0590
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090590310469605
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