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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Vol. 27 No. 4 2003

Managing Resources: Linking Unique Resources, Management, and Wealth Creation in Family Firms

David G. Sirmon1; Michael A. Hitt2

1 Arizona State University's College of Business in the Department of Management. · 2 Arizona State University

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Abstract

The appropriate resources are necessary but insufficient to achieve a competitive advantage. Resources must also be managed effectively. Herein, we develop a resource management process model composed of three components that can lead to a competitive advantage. These components include the resource inventory (evaluating, adding, and shedding), resource bundling, and resource leveraging. We examine resource management in family firms and thus explore the unique characteristics of five resources and attributes of family firms that provide potential advantages over nonfamily firms. The resources are human capital, social capital, patient capital, survivability capital, along with the governance structure attribute.

DOI
10.1111/1540-8520.t01-1-00013
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
339-358
Language
en
Sources
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