1:35 Week 2: Interactive activity 2.1 Learning Outcomes: Chapter-1 (01-03:01-04) 2.2 Action Required: (Knowledge Application- Apply) This activity is important because as a manager, you should understand the factors that affect a firm's profitability and long-term survival. According to the resource-based view, a company can gain competitive advantage from resources that are inimitable and rare. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the resource-based view by writing a conclusion in your words after reading a case study. Case Analysis (The Resource-Based View in Sports) Strategy and sports met in the movie Moneyball. The Oakland Athletics applied statistical analysis to the evaluation of players and surged in performance. The team's analysis method, called sabermatics, was unique in how it applied objective data to predict future player performance. The Athletics were able to recruit players at a lower cost due to their proprietary knowledge. Even after competitors started using statistical analysis, the Athletics benefited from their early knowledge, capable staff, and history of decision making. All of this, of course, translated into profit for the team owners. + Competitive advantage comes from unlikely pla other sports as well. Researchers found that NCAA Stream Courses Calendar More