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Assessing the intangible sources of profitability in Japan
Ramirez, Pablo Gonzalo; Hachiya, Toyohiko - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 11 (2009) 4, pp. 259-276
sustainability predicted by resource-based view of the firm in a sample of public Japanese firms. Our approach is based on two main … variables: firm's profitability and firm-specific profits. Our findings suggest that profitability and competitive advantages …
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Balancing Firm and Network-based Resources to Gain Competitive Advantage: A Case Study of an Artisanal Musical Instruments Cluster in Germany
Leick, Birgit - In: management revue. Socio-economic Studies 24 (2013) 2, pp. 77-95
The question of whether firms gain competitiveness through local networks and clusters becomes more relevant than ever as globalization proceeds. This is particularly true for traditional and craft-based clusters, districts and business networks. A central question emerging for these types of...
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CONCEPTUALIZING THE CO-CREATION OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN TECHNOLOGY-INTENSIVE B2B MARKETS: AGENT-BASED MODELING APPROACH
JÄÄSKELÄINEN, MARKUS A.; KORTELAINEN, SAMULI; … - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 17 (2013) 03, pp. 1340008-1
differences in absolute profitability and profit distribution between cooperation partners when moving from individual firm … perspective it is able to achieve the highest short-term profits by sacrificing the profitability of its customer. However, when … the supplier acknowledges the profitability logic of its customer, the long-term overall profitability of the cooperation …
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Sustaining competitive advantage by adopting logistics and supply chain management software: a research agenda grounded in resource advantage theory
Swanson, R. David - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 5 (2013) 2, pp. 81-93
The objective of this study is to advance theoretical understanding as it pertains to sustaining a competitive advantage through the adoption of LSCM software. Firms must go beyond traditional production and manufacturing improvements to compete successfully. The key to success in today's market...
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The Future of Stakeholder Management Theory: A Temporal Perspective
Verbeke, Alain; Tung, Vincent - In: Journal of Business Ethics 112 (2013) 3, pp. 529-543
We propose adding a temporal dimension to stakeholder management theory, and assess the implications thereof for firm-level competitive advantage. We argue that a firm’s competitive advantage fundamentally depends on its capacity for stakeholder management related, transformational adaptation...
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From social ties to embedded competencies: the case of business groups
Heugens, Pursey; Zyglidopoulos, Stelios - In: Journal of Management and Governance 12 (2008) 4, pp. 325-341
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Technological capabilities and firm performance: The case of small manufacturing firms in Japan
Isobe, Takehiko; Makino, Shige; Montgomery, David - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 25 (2008) 3, pp. 413-428
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Other lives in accounting: critical reflections on oral history methodology in action
Toms, Steven - York Management School, University of York - 2006
The paper argues that the principal components of the Resource- Based View (R-BV) as a theory of sustained competitive advantage (SCA) are not a sufficient basis for a complete and consistent theory of firm behaviour. Two important missing elements are governance arrangements and value theory....
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Strategic Factor Market Intelligence: An Application of Information Economics to Strategy Formulation and Competitor Intelligence
Makadok, Richard; Barney, Jay B. - In: Management Science 47 (2001) 12, pp. 1621-1638
This paper develops a model of information-acquisition decisions by firms that are competing in a "strategic factor market" (Barney 1986) to purchase a scarce resource whose value is unknown and differs across firms. The model builds on the argument that more accurate expectations about the...
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Corporate responsibility and sustainable competitive advantage in forest-based industry: Complementary or conflicting goals?
Li, N.; Toppinen, A. - In: Forest Policy and Economics 13 (2011) 2, pp. 113-123
The growing public interest in and global consciousness of environmental and social issues have intensified pressures on forest industry companies in their efforts to effectively balance potentially conflicting stakeholder demands. In this paper, we conceptually analyze corporate responsibility...
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