Chan-Olmsted and Chang's (2003) framework for the analysis of product-diversification strategies of media conglomerates is critiqued from a dynamic resource-based perspective. In the spirit of spurring intellectual debate, this article proposes a revised framework that incorporates newer...

Over the past two decades multinational firms from high-technology industries have increasingly relied on outsourcing of production to external suppliers. We present a theoretical framework that stems from the resource-based view of the firm (RBV) and develop hypotheses claiming that outsourcing...