A resource-based theory of market structure and organizational form

Van Witteloostuijn, A.; Boone, C.A.J.J.

Abstract

We argue that combining the insights from both the industrial organization and organizational ecology perspectives is likely to produce value added. We develop a resource-based theory of market structure, where resources pertain to the environmental assets (together forming the resource space) without which a firm cannot operate viably. We propose that the distributive shape of the resource space, together with the presence or absence of exploitation economies, molds market structures in terms of density and concentration. Our theory unifies many unconnected strands of theory in the organization sciences domain.

Citation

Van Witteloostuijn, A., & Boone, C. (2006). A resource-based theory of market structure and organizational form. Academy of Management Review, 31(2), 409-426. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2006.20208688

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2006
• Deposit Date: Aug 27, 2008
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 30, 2017
• Journal: Academy of Management Review
• Print ISSN: 0363-7425
• Electronic ISSN: 1930-3807
• Publisher: Academy of Management
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 409-426
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2006.20208688
• Keywords: Dutch daily newspapers, Multimarket competition, Niche width, industry, Dynamics, Performance, Evolution, Failure, Ecology, Inertia.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1564319