A resource-based theory of market structure and organizational form

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

doi:10.5465/amr.2006.20208688

A resource-based theory of market structure and organizational form

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

Authors

A. Van Witteloostuijn

C.A.J.J. Boone

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