...Olga Rauhut Kompaniets Purpose The purpose of this study is to discuss the opportunities for and challenges faced in the development of a wine sector in a nascent wine country, as well as the necessary requirements for the creation of sustainable competitive advantages (SCA), using Sweden...

... by current secondary information. The three countries selected for analysis, South Korea, Sweden and the USA, reflected different stages of development at the time The Competitive Advantage of Nations was published and certainly different progress since then. Findings – The Competitive...

...). Regional development Strategic management Competitive strategy Sweden Cluster analysis The competitive struggle is mostly discussed at the firm level, but places, regions and nations compete for investments and jockey for positions as well (Malecki, 2004). In this race, the competitive value...

..., which annually recognizes a “best” bank in Sweden. Each issue containing the annual recognition provides the rationale for selecting the specific bank as well as interviews with their CEOs. The data base is robust – every bank in Sweden is surveyed, so results come not from a sample...

... supplier, user, and customers. Research limitations/implications One could always be critical of the specific geographic focus (Sweden), the specific industry (architecture), the specific technology (CAD) and the model (structuration) to explain a specific competitive development. Extension to other...

... and have already made substantial investments there (Buckley and Ghauri, 1994). It is also one of our important arguments for focusing on Baltic states in this work as this study is conducted in Sweden. Further, the financial success and political stability has made Estonia and Lithuania the coming members...

... and American corporations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Competitive advantage Electronic commerce Sweden United States of America Large enterprises Corporate strategy CR Vol. 16, No. 2, 2006 COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE WITH E-BUSINESS: A SURVEY OF LARGE AMERICAN AND SWEDISH FIRMS...