This Handbook looks at how the resources and capabilities of organizations emerge and develop over time.

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• Written by leading figures in the field.
  
• Presents original new theory.
  
• Features ground-breaking empirical studies.
  
• Draws on a broad range of empirical methods – case studies, statistical analysis, and simulations.
  
• Offers thought-provoking commentary on streams of research.
  
• Provides a basis for future research and practice.

Constance E. Helfat is Professor of Strategy and Technology at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Her work has been published widely in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science and the Journal of Industrial Economics. She has also published a book entitled Investment Choices in Industry (1988). She serves on the editorial boards of Strategic Management Journal, Management Science Organization Science and Strategic Organization.