A resource perspective of global dynamic capabilities

Global dynamic capabilities is used to integrate resource- and market-based views of the firm to enhance understanding of a firm's power in internatio nal business relationships. Regression is used to model resource- and marke t-based assets influencing power in international relationships, with a sam ple of distributors from Canada, Chile, Great Britain, and the Philippines. Results indicate that asset specificity, predictability and market knowled ge gap influence a distributor's power. Implications are presented.