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Niklas Lars Hallberg
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Changing assumptions and progressive change in theories of strategic organization
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Summary, in English
A commonly held view is that strategic organization theories progress as a result of a Popperian process of bold conjectures and systematic refutations. However, our field also witnesses vibrant debates or disputes about the specific assumptions that our theories rely on, and although these debates are often decoupled from the results of empirical testing, changes in assumptions seem closely intertwined with theoretical progress. Using the case of the resource-based view, we suggest that progressive change in theories of strategic organization may come about as a result of scholarly debate and dispute over what constitute proper assumptions—even in the absence of corroborating or falsifying empirical evidence. We also discuss how changing assumptions may drive future progress in the resource-based view.
Department/s
- Department of Business Administration
Publishing year
2017
Language
English
Pages
410-422
Publication/Series
Strategic Organization
Volume
15
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Business Administration
Keywords
- capabilities
- dynamic capabilities
- firm performance
- industrial economics
- strategy content
- resource-based view
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1476-1270