The development of organization capabilities : Jason Associates' case study
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Data de Publicação: | 2011 |
Tipo de documento: | Dissertação |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/7844 |
Resumo: | Comprehending the foundations of firms‟ competitive advantage is a theme that has received general attention as a main area of study in the field of strategic management. Along with old and new suggestions in this topic, two concepts that have been receiving increasing consideration of the researches are the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Dynamic Capabilities (DC). RBV has highlighted that by organizing critical resources companies can gain competitive advantage. This theory has an essential focus in the internal context of the firm. Contrarily, Dynamic Capabilities introduced the external dimension to the company: the environment where it operates. Dynamic Capabilities can be described as a company's capacity to build, integrate and reconfigure both internal and external competences to efficiently manage the alterations in the environment. The research problem involved in this dissertation lies in analyzing how Jason Associates, a HR Consulting Company operating in a moderately dynamic environment, had created the capabilities that allowed it to achieve a competitive advantage. To answer the research question the case study method was adopted. After identifying a total of two capabilities we tested to what extent each capability passes the VRIO criteria (Barney, 1997) and then intending to analyze the company in an external dimension the four dimensions of DCs suggested by Barreto (2010) were applied to the case. This study helps to better understand the relationship between a firm‟s resources and its competitive advantage. Furthermore, this case study also analysis the company in its external conditions, namely to identify how the firm is propense to sense opportunities and seize threats in the market. |
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The development of organization capabilities : Jason Associates' case studyCompetitive advantageResource based viewDynamic capabilitieVantagem competitivaTeoria baseada nos recursosCapacidades dinâmicasComprehending the foundations of firms‟ competitive advantage is a theme that has received general attention as a main area of study in the field of strategic management. Along with old and new suggestions in this topic, two concepts that have been receiving increasing consideration of the researches are the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Dynamic Capabilities (DC). RBV has highlighted that by organizing critical resources companies can gain competitive advantage. This theory has an essential focus in the internal context of the firm. Contrarily, Dynamic Capabilities introduced the external dimension to the company: the environment where it operates. Dynamic Capabilities can be described as a company's capacity to build, integrate and reconfigure both internal and external competences to efficiently manage the alterations in the environment. The research problem involved in this dissertation lies in analyzing how Jason Associates, a HR Consulting Company operating in a moderately dynamic environment, had created the capabilities that allowed it to achieve a competitive advantage. To answer the research question the case study method was adopted. After identifying a total of two capabilities we tested to what extent each capability passes the VRIO criteria (Barney, 1997) and then intending to analyze the company in an external dimension the four dimensions of DCs suggested by Barreto (2010) were applied to the case. This study helps to better understand the relationship between a firm‟s resources and its competitive advantage. Furthermore, this case study also analysis the company in its external conditions, namely to identify how the firm is propense to sense opportunities and seize threats in the market.Compreender as bases da criação da vantagem competitiva das empresas é um tema que tem recebido especial atenção como área de estudo no campo da gestão estratégica. De acordo com antigas e novas sugestões dentro deste tópico, dois conceitos que têm vindo a receber uma atenção crescente por parte dos pesquisadores são a Teoria Baseada nos Recursos (TBR) e as Capacidades Dinâmicas (CD). A TBR realça que através da organização de recursos críticos as empresas podem ganhar vantagem competitiva. Esta teoria tem essencialmente um enfoque no contexto interno da empresa. Contrariamente, as Capacidades Dinâmicas introduzem a dimensão externa da empresa: o ambiente onde ela opera. Capacidades Dinâmicas podem ser descritas como a habilidade de uma empresa para integrar, construir e reconfigurar competências internas e externas de modo lidar rapidamente com mudanças no ambiente. O problema de investigação desta dissertação procura analisar como a Jason Associates, uma empresa de consultoria de Recursos Humanos que opera num ambiente moderadamente dinâmico, criou as capacidades que a levaram a atingir uma vantagem competitiva. Para responder a esta pergunta utiliza-se a metodologia de um estudo de caso. Após serem identificadas um total de duas capacidades, testa-se em que medida é que cada uma delas obedece aos critérios VRIO (Barney, 1997). Posteriormente, pretendendo analisar a empresa no seu contexto externo, aplicamos a este estudo de caso as quatro dimensões sugeridas por Barreto (2010) na sua definição de Capacidades Dinâmicas. Este estudo ajuda a uma melhor compreensão relativamente à relação entre os recursos de uma empresa e a sua vantagem competitiva. Ainda, neste estudo de caso também se analisa a empresa nas suas condições externas, nomeadamente para identificar como é que a empresa é propensa a identificar oportunidades e ameaças no mercado.Cardeal, Nuno César de Jesus GuerraVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaMonteiro, Mariana Pardal2012-02-13T15:23:13Z201120112011-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/7844enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-31T01:32:45Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/7844Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:07:42.486389Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The development of organization capabilities : Jason Associates' case study Monteiro, Mariana Pardal Competitive advantage Resource based view Dynamic capabilitie Vantagem competitiva Teoria baseada nos recursos Capacidades dinâmicas |
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Monteiro, Mariana Pardal |
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Monteiro, Mariana Pardal |
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Cardeal, Nuno César de Jesus Guerra Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Monteiro, Mariana Pardal |
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Competitive advantage Resource based view Dynamic capabilitie Vantagem competitiva Teoria baseada nos recursos Capacidades dinâmicas |
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Competitive advantage Resource based view Dynamic capabilitie Vantagem competitiva Teoria baseada nos recursos Capacidades dinâmicas |
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Comprehending the foundations of firms‟ competitive advantage is a theme that has received general attention as a main area of study in the field of strategic management. Along with old and new suggestions in this topic, two concepts that have been receiving increasing consideration of the researches are the Resource-Based View (RBV) and Dynamic Capabilities (DC). RBV has highlighted that by organizing critical resources companies can gain competitive advantage. This theory has an essential focus in the internal context of the firm. Contrarily, Dynamic Capabilities introduced the external dimension to the company: the environment where it operates. Dynamic Capabilities can be described as a company's capacity to build, integrate and reconfigure both internal and external competences to efficiently manage the alterations in the environment. The research problem involved in this dissertation lies in analyzing how Jason Associates, a HR Consulting Company operating in a moderately dynamic environment, had created the capabilities that allowed it to achieve a competitive advantage. To answer the research question the case study method was adopted. After identifying a total of two capabilities we tested to what extent each capability passes the VRIO criteria (Barney, 1997) and then intending to analyze the company in an external dimension the four dimensions of DCs suggested by Barreto (2010) were applied to the case. This study helps to better understand the relationship between a firm‟s resources and its competitive advantage. Furthermore, this case study also analysis the company in its external conditions, namely to identify how the firm is propense to sense opportunities and seize threats in the market. |
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