Resource-based views of the firm: investment in strategic assets - industry and firm-level perspectives, Paul Shrivastava and Raphael H. Amit; commentary, Karel Cool and Ingemar Dierickx; resource-based strategy and competitive advantage among multinationals, Karin Fladmoe-Linquist and Stephen B. Tallman; commentary, Bruce Kogut; a hierarchy of corporate resources, Alan L. Brumagim; commentary, Jay B. Barney; the two schools of thought in resource-based theory - definitions and implications for research, William S. Schulze; commentary, Margaret A. Peteraf; a mid-range theory regarding the antecedents of restructuring types - an integration of agency, upper echelon and resource-based perspectives, Dennis L. Smart and Michael A. Hitt; commentary, Margarethe F. Wiersema; competitive agility - a source of competitive advantage based on speed and variety, Praveen R. Nayyar and Karen A. Bantel; commentary, L.J. Bourgeois; shadow options and global exploration strategies, Dileep Hurry; commentary, Richard Bettis.