Resources and capabilities, such as interpersonal relations among managers and a firm's culture, that may be costly to imitate because they are beyond the ability of firms to systematically manage and influence are referred to as
A) socially complex.
B) causally ambiguous.
C) path dependent.
D) the result of unique historical conditions.

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Socially complex resources and capabilities refer to those that are embedded in the relationships, culture, and social structures of an organization. These are difficult to imitate because they are a result of interpersonal relations and social dynamics that cannot be easily replicated or managed by other firms. Thus, they are costly to imitate. The other options may also describe resources or capabilities that are difficult to imitate, but they do not capture the social and relational nature of socially complex resources and capabilities.

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