The dynamic resource‐based view: capability lifecycles

TLDR

The article introduces the capability lifecycle (CLC), outlining general patterns and paths in how organizational capabilities evolve over time. The authors analyze capability evolution by mapping its founding, development, maturity stages, and branching into altered forms to explain heterogeneity sources. The CLC offers a framework that enhances dynamic resource‑based theory by structuring capability evolution. © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Abstract

Abstract This article introduces the concept of the capability lifecycle (CLC), which articulates general patterns and paths in the evolution of organizational capabilities over time. The capability lifecycle provides a structure for a more comprehensive approach to dynamic resource‐based theory. The analysis incorporates the founding, development, and maturity of capabilities in a manner that helps to explain the sources of heterogeneity in organizational capabilities. In addition, the analysis includes the ‘branching’ of an original capability into several possible altered forms. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.