The research of antecedents of strategic renewal abroad have got a lot of rich but variant conclusions during the past 40 years . By reviewing these research ,this study finds that they may be classified into four perspectives ,exogenesis,endogenesis,co-evolution and activity system .The paper also finds that the relationship between strategic renewals and performances of firms is still full of uncertainties and contigencies. Lastly , the paper discusses the possible future research about antecedents of strategic renewal and its effect on performance.