Moncton, vol. 41, n o 1, 2010 Mots clés: Théorie des ressources, gestion des connaissances, avantage concurrentiel durable, création de valeur, technologies de l'information.
AbstractThe resource based view presents a strategic approach by which an organization uses its internal resources to obtain a sustained competitive advantage. Indeed, during the last two decades, managers have considered that certain resources and specific capabilities of an organization are crucial to explain its performance. One of the challenges confronted by managers is to identify, develop, protect and deploy these resources in a direction which ensures a sustained competitive advantage. Knowledge is recognized like one of these rare intangible organisational resources likely to grant a sustained competitive advantage. Thus, resuming the case study of Cooper, Watson, Wixon and Goodhue (2000), this research note applies the resource-based theory of knowledge management and information technologies. Also, it contributes to help managers on the strategic potential and the importance of developing a specific leadership in knowledge management and information technologies.