標題: | DOES FIRM PERFORMANCE REVEAL ITS OWN CAUSES? THE ROLE OF BAYESIAN INFERENCE |
作者: | Tang, Ying-Chan Liou, Fen-May 經營管理研究所 Institute of Business and Management |
關鍵字: | sustainable competitive advantage;Bayesian epistemology;du Pont identity |
公開日期: | 1-一月-2010 |
摘要: | A central problem in strategic management is how the inference 'sustainable competitive advantage generates sustainable superior performance' can be put into practice. In this article we develop a theoretical framework, to understand the causal relationships among (1) sustainable competitive advantage, (2) configuration, (3) dynamic capability, and (4) sustainable superior performance. We propose that a firm's competitive advantage, resource bundle configuration, and dynamic learning capability cannot be comprehended by outsiders. Its operational performance, however, can be captured by financial indicators. We promote an inductive Bayesian interpretation of the sustainable competitive advantage proposition. From this viewpoint, the presence or absence of competitive advantage may be reflected in the causal relationship between resource configuration, dynamic capability, and observable financial performance. We apply this theoretical framework to an example drawn from the global semiconductor industry, all area in which resource configuration and dynamic capability are essential to performance. The paper concludes with a summary of the proposed model and suggestions for future theoretical development of strategic management. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.799 http://hdl.handle.net/11536/14153 |
ISSN: | 0143-2095 |
DOI: | 10.1002/smj.799 |
期刊: | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL |
Volume: | 31 |
Issue: | 1 |
起始頁: | 39 |
結束頁: | 57 |
顯示於類別: | 期刊論文 |