Are the tangible and intangible assets a firm uses to choose and implement its strategies?

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

Resources (or capabilities)

The tangible and intangible assets a firm uses to choose and implement its strategies

Tangible resources and capabilities

Assets that are observable and easily qualified

Intangible resources and capabilities

Assets that are hard to observe and difficult (if not impossible) to quantify

A series of activities used in the production of goods and services that make a product or service more valuable

Examining whether a firm has resources and capabilities to perform a particular activity in a manner superior to competitors

A process of market competition through which unique products that command high prices and high margins gradually lose their ability to do so, thus becoming commodities

Turning over an organizational activity to an outside supplier that will perform it on behalf of the local firm

Outsourcing to an international or foreign firm

Outsourcing to a domestic firm

Setting up subsidiaries abroad so that the work done is in-house but the location is foreign. Also known as foreign direct investment (FDI)

The resource-based framework that focuses on the value (V), rarity (R), imitability (I), and organizational (O) aspects of resources and capabilites

The difficulty of identifying the actual cause of a firm's successful performance

The combination of numerous resources and assets that enable a firm to gain a competitive advantage

The socially intricate and interdependent ways that firms are typically organized

What are some example of tangible resources?

  1. Financial
  2. Physical
  3. Technological

What are some examples of intangible resources?

  1. Human
  2. Innovation
  3. Reputational

Why is benchmarking important?

Benchmarking enables your organization or your work area to identify how good you could be. It then requires that you take action to become at least as good as the best

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Is the Resource-Based "View" a Useful Perspective for Strategic Management Research? Yes

The Academy of Management Review

Vol. 26, No. 1 (Jan., 2001)

, pp. 41-56 (16 pages)

Published By: Academy of Management

https://doi.org/10.2307/259393

https://www.jstor.org/stable/259393

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Abstract

Here I examine each of the major issues raised by Priem and Butler (this issue) about my 1991 article and subsequent resource-based research. While it turns out that Priem and Butler's direct criticisms of the 1991 article are unfounded, they do remind resource-based researchers of some important requirements of this kind of research. I also discuss some important issues not raised by Priem and Butler-the resolutions of which will be necessary if a more complete resource-based theory of strategic advantage is to be developed.

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Are defined as the tangible and intangible assets a firm uses to choose and implement its strategies?

A firm's resources and capabilities are tangible assets a firm uses to choose and implement its strategies.

Why is it important for decision makers to understand tangible and intangible resources?

It is important for decision makers to understand these differences because resources are the source of a firm's capabilities. Capabilities are the source of a firm's core competencies, which are the basis of competitive advantage.

How intangible resources can be as important as tangible resources?

Understanding intangible and tangible assets is important because it can keep track of the properties of a company. One of the main differences between a tangible asset and an intangible asset is that a tangible asset can be seen and felt while intangible assets can't. An example of a tangible asset is a computer.

What is the difference between tangible and intangible assets quizlet?

Tangible assets are physical assets such as land, automobiles, and buildings. Intangible assets are nonphysical, including patents, financial claims, or contractual agreements.