scholarly journals Strategic resources and smallholder performance at the bottom of the pyramid

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Olthaar ◽  
Wilfred Dolfsma ◽  
Clemens Lutz ◽  
Florian Noseleit
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Agricultural Economics ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Bottom Of The Pyramid ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Strategic Resources ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Resource Based Theory

In a competitive business environment at the Bottom of the Pyramid smallholders supplying global value chains may be thought to be at the whims of downstream large-scale players and local market forces, leaving no room for strategic entrepreneurial behavior. In such a context we test the relationship between the use of strategic resources and firm performance. We adopt the Resource Based Theory and show that seemingly homogenous smallholders deploy resources differently and, consequently, some do outperform others. We argue that the ‘resource-based theory’ results in a more fine-grained understanding of smallholder performance than approaches generally applied in agricultural economics. We develop a mixed-method approach that allows one to pinpoint relevant, industry-specific resources, and allows for empirical identification of the relative contribution of each resource to competitive advantage. The results show that proper use of quality labor, storage facilities, time of selling, and availability of animals are key capabilities.

Corporate social responsibility and innovation: a resource‐based theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1709-1727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Gallego‐Álvarez ◽  
José Manuel Prado‐Lorenzo ◽  
Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Resource Based Theory

scholarly journals Modern Resource-Based Theory(ies)

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolai J. Foss ◽  
Nils Stieglitz
Keyword(s):  
Resource Based Theory

scholarly journals Sustainable Agritourism Based on Resource Based Theory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Luh Henny Andayani ◽  
Trianasari Trianasari ◽  
I Gede Putra Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Resource Based Theory
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