RT Journal Article
T1 Dynamic resource management and slack resources
A1 Agustí, María A.
A1 Aguilar Caro, Rocío
A1 Galán González, Jose Luis
A1 Acedo, Francisco J.
K1 Slack resources
K1 Slack configurations
K1 Resources management
K1 Dynamic cluster
K1 Dynamic regression
AB Purpose – Organisational slack has been widely considered in strategic management, but there is a gap inunderstanding the process of accumulation and application of slack resources. From a dynamic perspectiveand over an extended period of time, this paper analyses the management of slack resources and evaluateswhether the different behaviours, in relation to the accumulation and consumption of slack resources, have anyeffect on performance.Design/methodology/approach – The resource-based view and the dynamic extension of this theory,i.e. resource management and resource orchestration, were analysed in order to evaluate how slackresources can be managed and generate value. Assuming a configurational approach, the analysis wasstructured into two stages to answer the proposed hypothesis. The first stage studied whether there weredifferent patterns of management of slack resources over time using the DistatisR package. The secondstage evaluated which behaviours had the greatest impact in terms of profitability by using a dynamicpanel data regression.Findings – Three different types of slack resource management were found in companies: efficient, effectiveand erratic. Different types do not have the same impact on performance.Originality/value – The dynamic management of slack resources has scarcely been considered, even duringperiods of crisis and economic expansion. This research advances the understanding of how firms transformslack resources into performance from a dynamic perspective.
PB Emerald
YR 2024
FD 2024-04-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23875
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23875
LA en
NO Agustí, M.A., Aguilar-Caro, R., Galán, J.L. and Acedo, F.J. (2024), "Dynamic resource management and slack resources", Management Decision, Vol. 62 No. 13, pp. 223-242. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-01-2023-0119
NO Proyectos de investigaciónPID2021-126358NB-I00 funded by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion.
NO Departamento de Organización de Empresas y Marketing
DS RIO
RD May 24, 2026