The applicability of Grant’s framework in the dynamic digital age: A review and agenda for future research

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the applicability of Grant’s framework in the current changing and dynamic environment.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper, a critical review of Grant’s paper was conducted to identify the limitations and weaknesses of the framework, which prevent its effective application in the current digital age.

Findings

As a result, this paper presented a modified framework and four propositions to consider dynamic capabilities in the new turbulent environment and extend the relationships between a firm’s resources, capabilities, dynamic capabilities, competitive advantage and competitive strategy. Findings tied to this initiative will provide important contributions to research.

Originality/value

Rooted in resource-based view (RBV), the proposed framework puts forward a valid theoretical foundation on how to create a competitive advantage from a firm’s internal factors, including strategic resources, capabilities and dynamic capabilities. Furthermore, it contributes to RBV literature by considering dynamic capabilities, as the firms’ most crucial factors in the current dynamic digital market.

Citation

Rashidirad, M., Soltani, E., Salimian, H. and Liao, Y. (2015), "The applicability of Grant’s framework in the dynamic digital age: A review and agenda for future research", European Business Review, Vol. 27 No. 6, pp. 656-678. https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-03-2014-0023