Título
Adding value to the VRIO framework using DEMATEL
Autor
Lacaze, Agathe
Resumo
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Strategic management is fundamental for organizational development. It plays a
critical role in the accomplishment of business performance and, as result, in the
achievement of competitive advantage. Currently, the increased use of strategic
management has intentional impacts on a company’s performance and
differentiation, specifically in a globalized market. From this perspective, organizational
evaluation is important, as well as the development of strategic management frameworks
that can guarantee the achievement of sustainable competitive advantages for organizations.
One of the most well-known frameworks for organizational resource assessment is the
Value, Rarity, Inimitability and Organizational-oriented (VRIO) framework. It is worth
noting, however, that this tool is not without limitations (e.g., how to identify and weight
resources and capabilities in the evaluation process), which have prevented progress. Hence,
this dissertation aims to enhance the VRIO framework, allowing for its quantification in a
transparent and robust manner. To reach this aim, the VRIO framework is combined with
the DEcision-MAking Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method, and a reallife
application is carried out. The incentives and shortcomings of this structured evaluation
model are also analyzed and discussed.