The passage suggests that proponents of resource-based theory would be likely to explain IT’s inability to produce direct competitive advantages for individual firms by pointing out that
IT is not a resource that is difficult to obtain
IT is not an economically valuable resource
IT is a complex, intangible resource
economic progress has resulted from IT only in the service sector
changes brought about by IT cannot be detected by macroeconomic measures
Resource-based theory offers an answer, asserting that, in general, firms gain competitive advantages by accumulating resources that are economically valuable, relatively scarce, and not easily replicated.
B A
A. IT is not a resource that is difficult to obtain