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Resource Specificity

Resource Specificity is a theoretical construct in strategic management that denotes the extent to which a firm's resources are dedicated to particular uses, markets, or relationships, thereby limiting their transferability and contributing to sustained competitive advantage through immobility.

163

Publications

23.8K

Citations

313

Authors

213

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

24

Variants

Asset Specificity

Parents

Publications

163

A General Theory of Network Governance: Exchange Conditions and Social Mechanisms

Candace Jones, William S. Hesterly, Stephen P. Borgatti · Academy of Management Review · 1997 · 2.3K citations

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Ambiguity and the process of knowledge transfer in strategic alliances

Bernard L. Simonin · Strategic Management Journal · 1999 · 1.9K citations

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Necessity as the mother of ‘green’ inventions: Institutional pressures and environmental innovations

Pascual Berrone, Andréa Fosfuri, Liliana Gelabert et al. · Strategic Management Journal · 2012 · 1.8K citations

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The Effect of Service Quality and Partnership on the Outsourcing of Information Systems Functions

Varun Grover, Myun Joong Cheon, James T. C. Teng · Journal of Management Information Systems · 1996 · 931 citations

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A General Theory of Network Governance: Exchange Conditions and Social Mechanisms

Candace Jones, William S. Hesterly, Stephen P. Borgatti · Academy of Management Review · 1997 · 886 citations

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Authors

313

  1. KN
    Karthik N.S. Iyer

    University of Northern Iowa, United States

    4 publications · 111 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. JB
    Jay B. Barney

    University of Utah, United States

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

    h-index

  3. PS
    Prashant Srivastava

    University of Akron, United States

    3 publications · 83 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. GH
    George Hendrikse

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    3 publications · 238 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. TF
    Tomás F. Espino‐Rodríguez

    Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    2 publications · 84 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

213

  1. Fisher College

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    785 citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    320 citations

  3. University of Northern Iowa

    Cedar Falls, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    172 citations

  4. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    583 citations

  5. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    198 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    147 citations

  7. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    390 citations

  8. Drexel University

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    83 citations

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Venues

  1. Strategic Management Journal

    SMJ · 8 publications · 5.4K citations

    8

    h-index

  2. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

    6 publications · 169 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 6 publications · 588 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

    5 publications · 482 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. British Journal of Management

    4 publications · 485 citations

    4

    h-index

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