Actor-network theory and the dilemma of the resource concept in strategic management

Despite the pervasiveness of discussion on resources and strategy within the management literature, there is considerable ambiguity surrounding the core construct of organisational resources. Approaches informed by theoretical developments within the sociology of technology, broadly known as actor-network theory, can provide different ways of conceptualising the formation of resources as contingently stabilised relationships of people, documents and technologies. This research note theorizes the dynamic link between resources and strategy and concludes with future directions for empirical research. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.