...Naima Andleeb; Syed Hassan Raza; Shagufta Kazmi; Umer Zaman; Adamu Abbas Adamu; Emenyeonu C. Ogadimma; Muhammad Yousaf Purpose This study aims to examine strategies for sustaining and enhancing competitive advantages in the face of increasing global competition. The study examines the impact...

...Abdulkader Zairbani; Senthil Kumar Jaya Prakash Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the direct and indirect impact of eco-innovation (EI) and open innovation (OI) on small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) performance and competitive advantage (CA). Design/methodology/approach...

.... According to the findings, high company ESG performance boosts market performance via the moderator effect of competitive advantage. The results indicate that all control variables are significant. The firm’s leverage has a negative relationship with ESG. The size of the firm impacts ESG positively. Also...

... on competitive advantage through new product development under information technological turbulence. Findings The results indicate that product development is less effective to firm competitive advantage during the high information technological turbulence than during low information technological turbulence...

...Vural Çağlıyan; Melis Attar; Aleem Abdul-Kareem Purpose This study aims to assess the mediating effect of sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) on the relationship between organisational innovativeness (OI) and performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in Konya, Turkey...

...Nikhil Kant; Neeti Agrawal Purpose This paper aims to develop a scale to measure climate strategy proactivity (CSP) displayed by corporate in developing countries to attain competitive advantage (CA) and sustain it through sources of sustained competitive advantage (SOSCA). It attempts to derive...

...Shubham Kumar; Deepak Kumar; Keya Sengupta; Tapas Kumar Giri Purpose This study aims to examine the altering paradigms for two specific characteristics of the international diamond industry: community-based business model and competitive advantage and their impact and interaction effect. Design...

...Harbir Singh; Ajoy Kumar Dey; Arunaditya Sahay Purpose A multispecialty hospital possesses sustainable competitive advantage if it continuously improves performance, repeatedly delivers quality service and unique value to the patients and the sources of competitive advantage are valuable, rare...

...). Enrique Claver-Cortés can be contacted at: enrique.claver@ua.es Innovation International competitiveness Competitive advantage Productivity Industrial district District effect On the other hand, the way in which this effect has been measured by the empirical literature gradually changed...

...Vilani Sachitra; Siong-Choy Chong Purpose The agribusiness sector has long been acknowledged as a major source of livelihood to many people in developing countries. Hence, determining the resources and capabilities influencing farm-level competitive advantage are vital to better understand...

...Thich Van Nguyen; Nam Cao Nguyen; Ockie J.H. Bosch Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the leverage points in the Vietnamese coffee supply chain (SC) that would be used for increasing competitive advantages of the product. Design/methodology/approach A sequential approach...

...Manjeet Kharub; Rajiv Sharma Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure and analyze the competitive advantage of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) based upon the Porter’s diamond framework. The major objective is to contribute toward better understanding of various determinants...

...Dorra Yahiaoui ,Hela Chebbi; Sarah Philipson Purpose – This paper aims to investigate key antecedents to the use of radical innovation of the business model of a service firm to achieve competitive advantage. “Business model” emerged fairly recently as an academic concept, competing...

...Timothy L. Wilson; Lars Lindbergh; Jens Graff Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on some policy possibilities and outcomes for three countries of interest suggested in Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations. Design/methodology/approach – This research was both...

... companies Collective Competitive advantage International business research aims to explain how companies grow and gain competitive advantage in the global business environment. The Nordic tradition within the literature on multinational enterprises (MNE) (Johanson and Vahlne, 1977, 2009) emphasizes...

...Nixon Kamukama Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the individual contribution of intellectual capital elements to competitive advantage. It aims to explore the extent to which intellectual capital elements can explain competitive advantage in Uganda's microfinance industry. Design...

... study provides useful knowledge for any agri‐business firm in Nigeria and other firms in Africa in order to improve their marketing capabilities to gain a competitive advantage in international markets. According to an A.C. Nielsen Report (2006) , businesses which still avoid adapting the marketing...

...Zong Dai Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify learning‐based management innovation that is essential to the firm's competitive advantage, and to develop a conceptual model of learning‐enabled innovation and research propositions for future research. Design/methodology/approach...

...Sundaram Nataraja; Abdulrahman Al‐Aali Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategies and competitive advantages of Emirate Airlines that have led to exceptional performance while the overall airline industry globally has faced multibillion‐dollar losses in 2009. Design...

...Jacques A. Schnabel Purpose This paper seeks to argue that any competitive advantage realized by a firm that produces domestically and exports to a foreign market due to a real depreciation (appreciation) of the domestic (foreign) currency is purely transitory and thus not sustainable...