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In recent years the resource-based view of the firm has made significant headway in explaining differences in interfirm performance. However, this perspective has not considered the social and ethical dimensions of organizational resources. This paper seeks to provide such an integration. Using Kuhn's three stage model of adaptive behavior, the resource worthiness of stakeholder management, business ethics, and issues management are explored. The paper concludes by drawing on prospect theory to understand the reasons for this conceptual lacuna.
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Reginald A. Litz is assistant professor of business administration specializing in strategic management and corporate social responsibility at the Faculty of Management at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. His current research interests include corporate social responsibility and executive self-deception.
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Litz, R.A. A resource-based-view of the socially responsible firm: Stakeholder interdependence, ethical awareness, and issue responsiveness as strategic assets. J Bus Ethics 15, 1355–1363 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411820
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