The extent to which the creation, sharing and utilization of knowledge is central to this resource based view of competitive advantage.

Question          

According to Dasgupta and Gupta “The increasing turbulence in the external business environment has focused attention on the resources and organizational capabilities as the principal source of competitive advantage.” (2009, p.204) Discuss with reference to appropriate literature sources, the extent to which the creation, sharing and utilization of knowledge is central to this resource based view of competitive advantage.

Reference: Dasgupta, M. And Gupta, R.K. (2009) Innovation in Organizations: A Review of the Role of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management. Global Business Review, vol 10, no. 2, pp. 203-224.

Marking criteria:

Element Weight %

Presentation – introduction, structure, referencing 20

Critical evaluation of literature 60

Conclusion 20

The maximum word count for part two of this assessment is 3,000 words, +/- 10%. This word count includes any appendices (which you should not need to any extent) but excludes the words in the reference list. This word count must be adhered to. · This is an essay not a report, so you should avoid the use of bullet points and lists. This is an essay question which is effectively asking you to complete a critical evaluation of the literature on the topics and use this literature to form arguments to address the discussion.

The assessment must be submitted electronically via ‘Turnitin’

These questions are deliberately broad. Students are therefore allowed to focus their answers on the field in which their course is based. This may aid the search for literature and examples through offering appropriate boundaries to your work.(I am in the field of business