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<p>The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm has proven influential in explaining sustained competitive advantage through valuable, rare, inimitable, and non-substitutable resources. However, traditional RBV largely emphasizes tangible and objective resources while under-theorizing the interior dimensions of organizations such as individual subjectivity and collective culture. This paper develops a purely theoretical typology of organizational resources by integrating RBV with Ken Wilber’s integral theory. We map organizational resources onto Wilber’s four quadrants – individual-interior, individual-exterior, collective-interior, collective-exterior – to capture the full spectrum from subjective experience and culture to behavior and systems. The typology extends RBV by formally including interior resources (e.g. mindsets, values, shared meanings) alongside conventional exterior resources. We argue that this integral RBV framework offers a more holistic understanding of how diverse resource types interact to generate competitive advantage. The paper balances philosophical depth with management theory, drawing on Habermas’s and Taylor’s insights into intersubjectivity and culture. We discuss theoretical contributions to RBV, practical implications for strategic resource management, and future research avenues to explore this integral approach.</p>

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Integrating the Resource-Based View with Integral Theory: Toward a Holistic Typology of Organizational Resources

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    2025年6月20日

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  • Abdullah Muhammad Dhrubo

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The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm has proven influential in explaining sustained competitive advantage through valuable, rare, inimitable, and non-substitutable resources. However, traditional RBV largely emphasizes tangible and objective resources while under-theorizing the interior dimensions of organizations such as individual subjectivity and collective culture. This paper develops a purely theoretical typology of organizational resources by integrating RBV with Ken Wilber’s integral theory. We map organizational resources onto Wilber’s four quadrants – individual-interior, individual-exterior, collective-interior, collective-exterior – to capture the full spectrum from subjective experience and culture to behavior and systems. The typology extends RBV by formally including interior resources (e.g. mindsets, values, shared meanings) alongside conventional exterior resources. We argue that this integral RBV framework offers a more holistic understanding of how diverse resource types interact to generate competitive advantage. The paper balances philosophical depth with management theory, drawing on Habermas’s and Taylor’s insights into intersubjectivity and culture. We discuss theoretical contributions to RBV, practical implications for strategic resource management, and future research avenues to explore this integral approach.