... act as critical boundary conditions that dictate the absorption of these localized spillovers. Design/methodology/approach This study applies a Probit model to an unbalanced panel of 50,997 observations of manufacturing companies in Colombia, gathered during 2015–2021. This methodological strategy...

...Fiona Maureen Courtens; Elvira Haezendonck; Alain Verbeke Purpose This research aims to provide a new perspective on the evolving linkages between LAs and FSAs in the context of the technology-based manufacturing industry. Firm-level competitive strengths in an international context build upon...

... manufacturing sector at a segregated level along with that of China. So, in the light of these shortcomings, the purpose of this study is to analyse the dynamics of export competitiveness of indian manufacturing sector vis-à-vis its emerging counterpart, china in the global market. Design...

...Alba Manresa; Jasna Prester; Andrea Bikfalvi Purpose Firms innovate and sophisticate their offerings to remain competitive. This sophistication often finds opportunities in servitization. Given that many customers expect the service offering from manufacturing companies, it is crucial to research...

...Gautam Dutta; Ravinder Kumar; Rahul Sindhwani; Rajesh Kumar Singh Purpose Manufacturing excellence is critical to our nation’s economy. Indian Government’s National Manufacturing Policy, drafted in 2011, is being revamped to include the aspects of Industry 4.0. Initiatives, both led and assisted...

... was composed of businessmen, managers and directors of Brazilian manufacturing firms. This survey was created based on a similar survey conducted by the Harvard Business School, which was also aimed at identifying the reasons behind national loss of competitiveness. Findings The results of the survey point...

...Kevin R. Caskey Purpose – The paper aims to examine competitive strategies used by several small ski brands manufacturing in the USA. The motivation is to explain, while there are no major manufacturers in the USA, why many smaller manufacturers produce locally despite higher labor costs...

...Jianwen Liao This study investigates the effects of corporate restructuring – scale and scope, on the financial performance and long‐term competitiveness during the 1980s in a data set of 107 manufacturing firms. Hypotheses were tested using Ordinary‐leastsquare (OLS) Regression model. Overall...