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A Resource-Based Analysis of the Conditions for the Emergence of Profits

Manuel Becerra

Instituto de Empresa Business School, Maria de Molina 12, 4D, Madrid 28006, Spain, manuel.becerra{at}ie.edu

The resource-based view (RBV) has been successful in explaining the sustainability of competitive advantages based on the characteristics of individual resources but less so for understanding firm profitability and the reasons why profits may emerge. This article investigates the three conditions for a set of resources to create collectively greater returns that they demand from the firm, thus resulting in above-normal profits for its shareholders. These conditions for profitability are (a) value uncertainty, (b) resources specificity, and (c) firm-level innovation. Rather than owners of inherently superior knowledge or resources with limited bargaining power as usually portrayed in the RBV, profitable firms are fundamentally better combiners and developers of resources in the face of uncertainty.

Key Words: resource • profits • uncertainty • specificity • innovation

Journal of Management, Vol. 34, No. 6, 1110-1126 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308324323
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