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Peritendinous adhesions represent a common problem without a satisfactory solution despite several studies. We have been using a conventional silicone Penrose drain in patients undergoing tenolysis in the hand since 2006. The Penrose drain is wrapped around the segment of the tendon after tenolysis. Therapy is started on the second post-operative day and the Penrose drain removed after one week in the outpatient clinic. We have had good outcomes with this technique. It is inexpensive, readily available and effective.

Level of Evidence: Level V (Therapeutic)

• Penrose's legacy is a curious one. Much cited, but little read, her work is recognized as one of the main intellectual foundations for modem resource based theories of business strategy and theories of organizational routines and capabilities.

• However, Penrose did not aim to contribute to the field of strategy; her goal was to advance understanding of the nature of the firm and its growth. Nevertheless, there are important insights in Penrose's work that have implications for international business and for strategy.

• We discuss some of the implications of Penrose's work as well as its limitations. We also briefly discuss the usefulness of adopting a “Penrose an” capability perspective in multinational enterprise (MNE) strategy analysis.

• The dynamic capabilities framework puts entrepreneurial management into the theory of multinational enterprise, a task Penrose left untouched.

Penrose's legacy is a curious one. Much cited, but little read, her work is recognized as one of the main intellectual foundations for modern resource based theories of business strategy and theories of organizational routines and capabilities.

However, Penrose did not aim to contribute to the field of strategy; her goal was to advance understanding of the nature of the firm and its growth. Nevertheless, there are important insights in Penrose's work that have implications for international business and for strategy.

We discuss some of the implications of Penrose's work as well as its limitations. We also briefly discuss the usefulness of adopting a “Penrosean” capability perspective in multinational enterprise (MNE) strategy analysis.

The dynamic capabilities framework puts entrepreneurial management into the theory of multinational enterprise, a task Penrose left untouched.