Business model for transforming a coal mining asset into a rent generating resource: A study under multiple strategic frameworks

- Evaluate the ability of a coal-bearing deposit to generate economic rents.
- Review coal mining assets and industry structure as per Porter's Model, the resource-based view, and the institution-based view.
- Identify ways firms can convert a coal-bearing deposit into an economic-rent-generating asset.
- Make policy implications for countries wanting to accelerate their economic development by attracting investment in the coal mining sector.