Progress in the resource-based approach to strategy faces three obstacles: (1) lack of acceptable definitions and operationalization of key constructs, in particular of organizational competence; (2) lack of measures and (3) ill-specified relationships between constructs. Addressing these gaps...

This study reviews the use of outside informants-individuals not employed in the firm being studied-in strategy research reported in major journals. We empirically explored the expertness of these informants in terms of interrater reliability and accuracy of their ratings compared to those...

Little is known about what really makes ventures succeed or fail and therefore, what one should consider when deciding whether or not to back a corporate venture. What is required are many more systematic studies of the venturing process. In this study we look at one small part of the process;...