A conceptual framework of the relationship between organizational resources, capabilities, systems, competitive advantage and performance

Achieving a competitive advantage position relative to its business rival is what
organization in particular should be aiming for. Despite the importance of attaining
competitive advantage in organizations, there has been limited study on the relationship
between organizational resources and the way firms are organized to achieve competitive
advantage. The resource-based view (RBV) research presently has been focusing more on
the attributes and characteristics of resources to build competitive advantage. This has
created a gap in the body of knowledge and between the theoretical and practical aspect of
managing organizations that is from the perspective of the RBV of the firm. Examining
organizational competitive advantage from the resource-based view allows the organization
to gauge the magnitude of importance placed upon its internal firm resources, capabilities
and systems in their relationship with competitive advantage and performance.