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Resources and Capabilities for Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Cross‐Functional Perspective
Wasserman, Michael E.; Pagell, Mark; Bechtel, Christian - In: American Journal of Business 14 (1999) 1, pp. 23-32
This paper examines the sources of competitive advantage from a cross‐functional perspective and presents a dynamic, general model of the tangible and intangible factors that lead to superior firm performance.We argue that superior performance results from the development of a complex,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014668166
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Value innovation: a leap into the blue ocean
Chan Kim, W.; Mauborgne, Renée - In: Journal of Business Strategy 26 (2005) 4, pp. 22-28
Purpose – This paper reports the results of more than a decade‐long research journey on how firms can go beyond competing to creating uncontested market space, or “blue oceans,” that makes the competition irrelevant. Design/methodology/approach – Studies over 150 blue‐ocean creations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014845020
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Technological forecasting techniques and competitive intelligence: tools for improving the innovation process
Denise Lemos, Ângela; Carlos Porto, Antonio - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 98 (1998) 7, pp. 330-337
considered as tools for improving the innovation process within firms. This paper analyzes, via a business case, how a Brazilian … techniques as a way of improving its process of innovation to achieve competitive advantage.  …
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A plan for a US newspaper industry counterattack against disruptive innovators
Sterling, John - In: Strategy & Leadership 36 (2008) 1, pp. 20-26
textbook example of disruptive innovation, as described by strategist Clayton Christensen. Working with Christensen and his … disruptive innovation opportunities that will drive long‐term success and growth. Practical implications – API's newspaper …‐centric version of the innovation methodology focuses on researching the needs, that is, the “jobs to be done,” of discrete sets of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015016603
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Strategies for winning in the current and post‐recession environment
Reeves, Martin; Deimler, Michael S. - In: Strategy & Leadership 37 (2009) 6, pp. 10-17
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a range of short‐ to medium‐term recession‐specific strategies designed to drive growth and ensure that a company survives this downturn and emerges from it competitively advantaged. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015016672
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Resources and capabilities’ effects on firm performance: what are they?
Ferreira, João; Fernandes, Cristina - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 21 (2017) 5, pp. 1202-1217
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the moderating effect of competitive advantage on the resource value and rareness combination and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted a quantitative research method to achieve the aims of this study. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014880472
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Performance through sharing
In: Strategic Direction 38 (2022) 11, pp. 32-33
Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015013107
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Gaining Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Balanced Scorecard Approach
Gomes, Jorge; Romão, Mário - In: International Journal of Computers in Clinical Practice … 3 (2018) 1, pp. 13-26
Competitive advantage (CA) arises from a firm's attributes that allow one firm to create better customer value than others. Organizations of all sectors of the economy believe that sustainability is a way to achieve a differential advantage. CA is recognised as being the major cause for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012043561
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How the Balanced Scorecard Helps Improve Business Performance and Gain Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Gomes, Jorge; Romão, Mário - In: International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and … 7 (2017) 2, pp. 44-61
When a firm sustains profits that exceed the average for its industry, the firm is said to possess a competitive advantage over its rivals. So, why do some companies outperform others? This question has been intensely debated by strategic management researchers over the last decades. Several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012044349
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Evolving benchmarking practices: a review for research perspectives
Hong, Paul; Hong, Soon W.; Jungbae Roh, James; Park, Kihyun - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 19 (2012) 4/5, pp. 444-462
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to review a major section of the literature on benchmarking practices in order to achieve better perspectives for emerging benchmarking research streams. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the benchmarking literature and presents a...
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