The knowledge-based theory of the firm considers knowledge as the most strategically significant resource of a firm. Its proponents argue that because knowledge-based resources are usually difficult to imitate and socially complex, heterogeneous knowledge bases and capabilities among firms are the major determinants of sustained competitive advantage and superior corporate performance.

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  • The knowledge-based theory of the firm considers knowledge as the most strategically significant resource of a firm. Its proponents argue that because knowledge-based resources are usually difficult to imitate and socially complex, heterogeneous knowledge bases and capabilities among firms are the major determinants of sustained competitive advantage and superior corporate performance. This knowledge is embedded and carried through multiple entities including organizational culture and identity, policies, routines, documents, systems, and employees. Originating from the strategic management literature, this perspective builds upon and extends the resource-based view of the firm (RBV) initially promoted by Penrose (1959) and later expanded by others (Wernerfelt 1984, Barney 1991, Conner 1991). Although the resource-based view of the firm recognizes the important role of knowledge in firms that achieve a competitive advantage, proponents of the knowledge-based view argue that the resource-based perspective does not go far enough. Specifically, the RBV treats knowledge as a generic resource, rather than having special characteristics. It therefore does not distinguish between different types of knowledge-based capabilities. Information technologies can play an important role in the knowledge-based view of the firm in that information systems can be used to synthesize, enhance, and expedite large-scale intra- and inter-firm knowledge management (Alavi and Leidner 2001). Whether or not the Knowledge-based theory of the firm actually constitutes a theory has been the subject of considerable debate. See for example, Foss (1996) and Phelan & Lewin (2000). According to one notable proponent of the Knowledge-Based View of the firm (KBV), “The emerging knowledge-based view of the firm is not a theory of the firm in any formal sense” (Grant, 2002, p.135).
  • Die Wissensbasierte Unternehmenssicht (engl. Knowledge-based View of the Firm) bildet eine Strömung des Strategischen Managements und stellt aus dieser Perspektive eine Begründung für das Wissensmanagement dar. Der KBV ist eine Weiterentwicklung der Ressourcentheorie, die hauptsächlich aus Arbeiten von Robert M. Grant (1996) und J. -C. Spender (1994) hervorgeht. In der Wissensbasierten Unternehmenssicht wird der Produktionsfaktor Wissen zum entscheidenden Merkmal von Unternehmen. Wissen ist mit diesem - vor allem im angloamerikanischen Raum diskutierten - Ansatz zum zentralen Element des Strategischen Managements geworden. In diesem Ansatz wird vor allem der Frage nachgegangen, in welcher Weise unternehmensspezifisches Wissen Unternehmen voneinander unterscheidet und damit zu Wettbewerbsvorteilen beitragen kann.
  • 知識基礎理論（Knowledge-based theory of the firm，KBT）是一種將知識視為企業重要資源的理論。
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  • The knowledge-based theory of the firm considers knowledge as the most strategically significant resource of a firm. Its proponents argue that because knowledge-based resources are usually difficult to imitate and socially complex, heterogeneous knowledge bases and capabilities among firms are the major determinants of sustained competitive advantage and superior corporate performance.
  • Die Wissensbasierte Unternehmenssicht (engl. Knowledge-based View of the Firm) bildet eine Strömung des Strategischen Managements und stellt aus dieser Perspektive eine Begründung für das Wissensmanagement dar. Der KBV ist eine Weiterentwicklung der Ressourcentheorie, die hauptsächlich aus Arbeiten von Robert M. Grant (1996) und J. -C. Spender (1994) hervorgeht. In der Wissensbasierten Unternehmenssicht wird der Produktionsfaktor Wissen zum entscheidenden Merkmal von Unternehmen.
  • 知識基礎理論（Knowledge-based theory of the firm，KBT）是一種將知識視為企業重要資源的理論。
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  • Knowledge-based theory of the firm
  • Knowledge-based View of the Firm
  • 知識基礎理論
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