Resource‑Based View of Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage

Authors

  • Leila A. Halawi
  • Jay E. Aronson
  • Richard V. McCarthy

Keywords:

Knowledge management, KM, knowledge management systems, KMS, resource-based view of the firm, RBV, sustained competitive advantage

Abstract

We are not only in a new millennium, but also in a new era: the knowledge era. Sustainable competitive advantage is dependent on building and exploiting core competencies. The resource‑based view (RBV) of the firm defines a strategic asset as one that is rare, valuable, imperfectly imitable and non‑substitutable. Knowledge is seen as a strategic asset with the potential to be a source of competitive advantage for an organization. In this paper, we provide a model that examines how and why knowledge management (KM) can be used to create competitive advantage from the RBV of the firm.

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Published

1 Dec 2005

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Articles

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