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An overview of the role of information technology in strategic management: Part 2
Galbreath, Jeremy - 2006
Strategic management of the firm includes the strategic management of information technology in the context of business relationships. Firms do not exist in isolation. Multiple constituents make up a relationship network that constitutes the vital resources needed to fulfil the mission of a...
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Accounting for performance variation: How important are intangible resources?
Galbreath, Jeremy; Galvin, Peter - 2006
The primary mission of strategic management research is to explain variations in the performance of firms. As researchers have sought to explain differentials in firm performance, they have looked to the factors that underlie competitive advantage. For many years, industry structure factors were...
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Managerial tools & internet the sources of competitive advantage of firms
Cicak, Mirjana; Dabic, Marina; Kiessling, Timothy S. - 2010
Knowledge of Production technology and information communication technology covers many aspects of the knowledge proeess in firm. Digital Manufacturing is one of the core strategies of the EuropeanManufacture vision and strategic agenda towards the knowledge based production. It is driven by the...
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Emergent Realities of Global Competition
Fatehi, Kamal; Veliyath, Rajaram; Derakhshan, Foad - 2008
Purpose -- The purpose of the paper is to discuss the new realities of global rivalry which has been elevated to include economic competition between nations, in addition to the more traditional forms of competitive interactions between firms, Design/methodology/approach -- The Introduction...
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How Do Partnerships Lead to a Competitive Advantage? Applying the Resource Based View to Nascent Social Ventures
Meyskens, Moriah A - 2010
conditions, social innovation, and earned income. Social capital is the type of resource most significantly related to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460592
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National Competitive Advantage as the Context for Marketing Strategy: An Empirical Study of the New Zealand Wine Industry
Bretherton, P - 2004
development. There is considerable work to be done by the wine industry in terms of developing human capital and innovation if it …
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Economic Competitiveness in the Global Textile Supply Chain: Examination of Logistics Cost Structures
Cesca, Lynsey Anne - 2006
The purpose of this research was to examine the logistical cost structures along the global textile and apparel supply chain and their relationship to competitive advantage, strategy, performance and overall economic competitiveness. The topics were developed in accordance with the model...
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Red Lion Hotel Corporation
Shao, Yin-Chia - 2011
This paper is a strategy executing research project of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. The research content includes the nature of the business, environmental analysis, strategy position within the industry, competitive advantage, strategic history, evaluate strategy and a conclusion. The company...
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An Empirical Test of Stakeholder Influence Strategies Model: Evidence from Business Downsizing in Taiwan
Tsai, Philip C.F.; Yeh, C. Rosa; Wu, Shu-Ling; Huang, … - 2005
stakeholder influence. Our study provides initial empirical tests of his model applied in business downsizing. Data from 18 … the employees) took in response to firms’ downsizing decisions. Further investigation revealed that the institutional … factors had a significant effect on how firms structured their downsizing initiatives and hence changed the way the employees …
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Hospitality Culture and Climate: Keys to Retaining Hospitality Employees and Creating Competitive Advantage
Dawson, Mary E; Abbott, JeAnna - 2009
In order to gain competitive advantage, companies must determine the relationship between HR practices and firm performance. This conceptual paper proposes a model that highlights the importance of selecting people who “fit” within the organizational culture and climate of the firm. The...
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