A resource-based analysis of sustainable competitive advantage in a global environment
The extant business literature on global competitive advantage has been dominated by a contingency-based approach, which advocates the attainment of fit between the firm's strategy, structures and processes and its competitive conditions. However, most support for this view has been anecdotal and rigorous empirical evidence has been lacking. This study adopts a more voluntaristic stance, and integrates perspectives from international business and strategic management to propose a resource-based model of global sustainable competitive advantage (GSCA). A series of hypotheses are presented on the nature of global resources and on the relationships between these resources and sustained superior performance. The model is tested on a sample of firms in the global automotive components industry with promising results. Conclusions are drawn and the implications for research and practice are outlined.
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2002
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Authors: | Fahy, John |
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International Business Review. - Elsevier, ISSN 0969-5931. - Vol. 11.2002, 1, p. 57-77
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Global sustainable competitive advantage National resources Firm-specific resources Global competition Strategy |
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