Journal•ISSN: 0008-1256
California Management Review
SAGE Publishing
About: California Management Review is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Corporate social responsibility & Competitive advantage. It has an ISSN identifier of 0008-1256. Over the lifetime, 2089 publications have been published receiving 218304 citations. The journal is also known as: CMR.
Topics: Corporate social responsibility, Competitive advantage, Strategic management, Investment (macroeconomics), Competition (economics)
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that internal resources rather than the market environment should provide the foundation for a firm's strategy, based on an analysis of relationships among resources, capabilities, conpetitive advantage, and profitability.
Abstract: Recent contributions to strategic management and the theory of the firm collectively known as the "resource-based view of the firm" provide illuminating insights into the sources of profitability and the nature of competitive strategy. This article argues that internal resources rather than the market environment should provide the foundation for a firm's strategy. On the basis of an analysis of the relationships among resources, capabilities, conpetitive advantage, and profitability, this article advances a framework for a resource-based approach to strategy formulation.
8,701 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce the Japanese concept of "Ba" to organizational theory and present case studies of three companies that employ Ba on the team, division, and corporate level to enhance knowledge creation.
Abstract: This article introduces the Japanese concept of "Ba" to organizational theory. Ba (equivalent to "place" in English) is a shared space for emerging relationships. It can be a physical, virtual, or mental space. Knowledge, in contrast to information, cannot be separated from the context—it is embedded in ba. To support the process of knowledge creation, a foundation in ba is required. This article develops and explains four specific platforms and their relationships to knowledge creation. Each of the knowledge conversion modes is promoted by a specific ba. A self-transcending process of knowledge creation can be supported by providing ba on different organizational levels. This article presents case studies of three companies that employ ba on the team, division, and corporate level to enhance knowledge creation.
4,438 citations
TL;DR: The ambidextrous organization as discussed by the authors is an organization that simultaneously pursues both incremental and discontinuous innovation, and adapts the culture and strategy of an organization to its current environment, but to do so in a way that does not undermine its ability to adjust to radical changes in that environment.
Abstract: Organizations evolve through periods of incremental or evolutionary change punctuated by discontinuous or revolutionary change. The challenge for managers is to adapt the culture and strategy of their organizations to its current environment, but to do so in a way that does not undermine its ability to adjust to radical changes in that environment. They must, in other words, create an ambidextrous organization—one capable of simultaneously pursuing both incremental and discontinuous innovation.
4,234 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present managers with a framework for measuring the strength of a brand by examining ten sets of measures grouped into five categories: loyalty, perceived quality, associations, awareness, and market behavior.
Abstract: This article presents managers with a framework for measuring the strength of a brand. It specifically examines ten sets of measures grouped into five categories: loyalty, perceived quality, associations, awareness, and market behavior. Employing these measures can be difficult and their results must be used carefully. However, they have the capacity to provide managers with a set of important and extremely useful measurement tools.
3,107 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the development of some of those pressures, highlighting industries in the firing line, and examining some of the concerns of consumers, looking at the ways in which companies can turn the environment game into one in which they, their customers, and the environment are all winners.
Abstract: From the sustainable development policies of far-sighted governments to the increasing environmental awareness—and cynicism—of consumers, a range of pressures is being brought to bear on business to improve its environmental performance. This article traces the development of some of those pressures, highlighting industries in the firing line, and examining some of the concerns of consumers. It looks at the ways in which companies can turn the environment game into one in which they, their customers, and the environment are all winners. It also explores the rapidly expanding area of corporate environmental reporting, including forms of environmental disclosure, target audiences, and leading exponents of the field.
2,772 citations