Toward a Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm
Knowledge as the primary strategic resource
Work
Grant's KBV extension of the resource-based view (RBV) — knowledge, not generic assets alone, as the centre of sustained advantage.
Grant, R. M. (1996). Toward a Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm. Strategic Management Journal, 17(S2), 109–122.
What we cite
- KBV — strategic management vocabulary in which knowledge (not plant or brand alone) is the most valuable resource; pairs with Barney’s VRIO framework and resource-based view (RBV) when asking whether knowledge assets yield sustained advantage.
- Corpus parallel — Enabling Intelligence treats intelligence as the core dynamic capability in the same structural role: what you must organize (O) to capture value from knowledge and from change.
Author
Related
Jay Barney — RBV and VRIO (Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage)