Resource-Based Theory - Barney, Jay B. (, Professor of Management and Human Resources, and Chase Chair for Excellence in Corporate Strategy, the Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University) a Clark, Delwyn N. (, Associate Professor, and Executive Director of Research, Waikat

The 'Resource-Based View of the Firm' has emerged as one of the dominant perspectives used in strategic management. It addresses the fundamental research question of strategic management: Why it is that some firms persistently outperform others? Resource-Based Theory provides a considered overview of this theory from one of its key thinkers.