The resource-advantage theory of competition: Dynamics, path dependencies, and evolutionary dimensions

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作者
Hunt, SD [1 ]
Morgan, RM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ALABAMA, COLL COMMERCE & BUSINESS ADM, DEPT MARKETING, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35487 USA
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10.2307/1251905
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The authors respond to the thoughtful concerns raised by Dickson (1996) about the issue of path dependencies and the dynamics of resource-advantage (R-A) theory (Hunt and Morgan 1995), Rather than R-A theory and Dickson's work being inconsistent, the authors point out that Hunt and Morgan (1995) cite Dickson's (1992) work on two different occasions as support for the dynamics of R-A theory. Furthermore, because R-A theory proposes that firms seek superior financial performance, when combined with the fact that all firms cannot be superior at the same time, R-A competition necessarily is dynamic. Moreover, though the issue of path-dependencies is more contentious than Dickson suggests, R-A theory fully accommodates path dependencies, because it is an evolutionary, nonconsummatory theory.
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