Resources and Capabilities.

This discussion is centered on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm and clarifying capabilities. Select
a Saudi Arabian company with which you are familiar and reinforce the approach to resource and capability
analysis by appraising the strategic worth of key resources and capabilities using Barney’s VRIO (Valuable,
Rare, Imitable, Organization) Framework (See Strategy Capsule 5.6).
Identify three key resources and/or capabilities of the company.
Vet each of the three against the VRIO (Valuable, Rare, Imitable, Organization) Framework.
Explain each resource/capability’s score given the VRIO rubric. For instance, does the resource/capability
impart sufficient value, is the resource/capability rare, etc.
What is the likely competitive outcome for each resource/capability? That is, given its VRIO score is it likely
to impart a sustainable competitive advantage, a temporary competitive advantage, competitive parity, or
competitive disadvantage?
Make recommendations to the firm’s management as to which of the resources/capabilities you have
identified should be invested (built up), divested and/or which additional resources should be acquired to
supplement/leverage existing resources/capabilities.
To which degree do these suggestions make sense regarding the possibility of gaining a sustainable
competitive advantage?
Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories (require supporting citations) in your initial
response along with at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article. Keep in mind that these scholarly
references can be found in a Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly
references. Use academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.