Grad Strat Rbv Agent Skill

Apply the Resource-Based View (Barney, 1991) and VRIO framework to evaluate whether a firm's resources and capabilities confer sustained competitive advantage. Use this skill when the user needs to assess internal resources for strategic value, determine if a competitive edge is sustainable, audit resource portfolios for VRIO criteria, or when they ask 'what makes our advantage sustainable', 'which resources matter most', or 'can competitors replicate this'.

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Install

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npx skills add https://github.com/asgard-ai-platform/skills --skill grad-strat-rbv

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examples/sample_scenario.md

The instruction itself

13 sections, as written by the author

Resource-Based View (RBV)

Overview

The Resource-Based View argues that firms achieve sustained competitive advantage through resources that are heterogeneous and immobile across firms. Barney (1991) formalized the VRIO framework as the diagnostic test.

When to Use

Evaluating whether internal resources create durable competitive advantage
Auditing a resource portfolio for strategic importance
Justifying make-vs-acquire decisions for capabilities
Comparing resource positions across competitors

Assumptions

IRON LAW: A resource must satisfy ALL four VRIO criteria simultaneously
to generate sustained competitive advantage. Failing ANY single
criterion downgrades the outcome.

Key assumptions:

Resource heterogeneity — firms possess different bundles of resources
Resource immobility — resources cannot be freely traded across firms
Managers can identify and evaluate resources accurately

Methodology

VRIO Analysis Steps

Inventory resources — List tangible, intangible, and human capital resources
Apply VRIO test to each resource:

| Criterion | Question | If NO |

|-----------|----------|-------|

| Value | Does it exploit opportunity or neutralize threat? | Competitive disadvantage |

| Rarity | Is it controlled by few firms? | Competitive parity |

| Imitability | Is it costly to imitate? (history, ambiguity, complexity, patents) | Temporary advantage |

| Organization | Is the firm organized to capture value? | Unrealized advantage |

Classify outcome — Map each resource to its competitive implication
Prioritize — Focus strategic investment on V+R+I+O resources

Imitability Barriers (Isolating Mechanisms)

Unique historical conditions
Causal ambiguity
Social complexity
Patents and legal protections

Output Format

## RBV / VRIO Analysis: [Context]

### Resource Inventory
| Resource | Type | V | R | I | O | Implication |
|----------|------|---|---|---|---|-------------|
| [name]   | [tangible/intangible/human] | Y/N | Y/N | Y/N | Y/N | [outcome] |

### Key Findings
- Sustained advantage resources: ...
- Temporary advantage resources: ...
- Parity resources: ...

### Strategic Recommendations
1. [Protect/invest in VRIO resources]
2. [Develop missing criteria for near-VRIO resources]
3. [Divest or deprioritize parity resources]

Examples

Good Example

Analyze a tech firm's proprietary algorithm: classified as V+R+I (causal ambiguity) but lacking O (no team to commercialize) — recommendation to build organizational support.

Bad Example

Listing "brand" as VRIO without specifying which competitors lack equivalent brands or why imitation is costly. VRIO requires granular, evidence-backed assessment per criterion.

Gotchas

VRIO is static — combine with dynamic capabilities for changing environments
"Organization" is often overlooked; a VRIO resource without organizational support yields nothing
Resources are firm-specific; the same resource may be V in one industry and not in another
Intangible resources (culture, reputation) are hardest to assess but often most valuable
Do not conflate "rare" with "unique" — rare means few competitors possess it

References

Barney, J. (1991). Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. *Journal of Management*, 17(1), 99-120.
Barney, J. & Hesterly, W. (2015). *Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage*. Pearson.
Peteraf, M. (1993). The cornerstones of competitive advantage. *Strategic Management Journal*, 14(3), 179-191.

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