The current paper explores the use of the Resource-Based View in the analysis of the firm boundary decision. It is proposed that resources that are valuable, rare, imperfectly imitable and non-substitutable are those that have the least likelihood of being outsourced. This proposition is tested...

The current paper explores the use of the Resource-Based View in the analysis of the firm boundary decision. It is proposed that resources that are valuable, rare, imperfectly imitable and non-substitutable are those that have the least likelihood of being outsourced. This proposition is tested...

Organizations, in this paper, are presented as being non-linear dynamic complex systems. The paper gives a critical introduction to the different complexity theories. It shows how these theories could be used in organization research. The different complexity theories which are described are :...

Strategy is made of moves, counter-moves, adjustments, actions and reactions. It is founded on an ever-changing external and internal context where numerous actors continuously modify the rules of the game. In these contexts, managers can’t rely on effective planned processes. They have to...