This week’s topics
Organisational Theories in Strategic Management
- Resource-based view (RBV)
- Institutional theory
- Agency theory
- Dynamic capabilities approach
- The Resource-Based View: Resources, Capabilities, and Competitive Advantage
- Leading Strategy Paper Series: “Dynamic Capabilities at IBM: Driving Strategy into Action”
- Lecture 26: Environmental Analysis – Resource Based Model
What you will be able to do
- 2.3 Discuss key organisational theories which impact business strategy.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: discuss key organisational theories which impact business strategy.
Study materials
Videos
- The Resource-Based View: Resources, Capabilities, and Competitive Advantage · YouTube · Professor Kuban Explains · 14 min · for registered students
- Leading Strategy Paper Series: “Dynamic Capabilities at IBM: Driving Strategy into Action” · YouTube · Glenn Parry · 21 min · for registered students
- What is Resource-Based View (RBV)? | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 8 min · for registered students
- What is Dynamic Capability? | Strategic Management | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 7 min · for registered students
- Internal Analysis: The VRIO Framework | Strategic Management | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 9 min · for registered students
- Resource & Capabilities of An Organization || Strategic Management Series · YouTube · FST Study · 6 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 4: Managing Firm Resources · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 101–134 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
