The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, by Edith T. Penrose. Oxford: Blackwell, 1959 (Book Review)

Authors

Anil Nair, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Joseph Trendowski, Old Dominion University
William Judge, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

2008

Publication Title

Academy of Management Review

Volume

33

Issue

4

Pages

1026-1028

Abstract

[First paragraph] A review (in the pages of this journal) of a book published nearly fifty years ago may appear unusual; not unless the book has become a “classic”. Indeed, many organizational scholars (e.g, Pitelis, 2002) view it as a seminal text for the resource-based view of the firm - arguably one of the dominant theoretical perspectives in strategic management research today.

Comments

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Original Publication Citation

Nair, A., Trendowski, J., & Judge, B. (2008). The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, by Edith T. Penrose. Oxford: Blackwell, 1959 [book review]. Academy of Management Review, 33(4), 1026-1028.

Repository Citation

Nair, Anil; Trendowski, Joseph; and Judge, William, "The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, by Edith T. Penrose. Oxford: Blackwell, 1959 (Book Review)" (2008). Management Faculty Publications. 8.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/management_fac_pubs/8