... Capital expenditures Intellectual property Financial constraints Competition CAPEX = capital expenditures; IP = intellectual property; D&A = depreciation and amortization; MTB = market to book ratio; NPV = net present value; ROA = return on assets...

...Klaus Friesenbichler; Andreas Reinstaller Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the strategic positioning and product portfolio diversification of Austrian manufacturing firms that face competition from emerging markets as opposed to firms that do not. Design/methodology/approach...

...Anders Pehrsson Purpose The study draws on the resource-based view and the contingency view of strategy. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to international strategy literature by extending the current understanding of foreign subsidiary’s competitive strategy in terms of cost leadership...

...Anders Pehrsson/Göran Svensson; Anders Pehrsson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the competition antecedents and performance effects of firm product/customer scope, and the moderating role of market growth. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical model follows...

...Anders Pehrsson/Göran Svensson; Jie Meng; Roger A. Layton Purpose Competition and cooperation co‐exist in various sub‐fields of organizational strategies, while a research gap remains in the links between how managers perceive their cognitive relations with rival partners and how they choose...

...N. Potts Explores the economic implications of the single European market (SEM). Alternative economic explanations of key issues are put forward beginning with the SEM. The SEM will deliver lower prices and greater efficiency if it stimulates competition and allows the realisation of economies...

... focusing on task orientation, organisational structure and culture. The study provides an insight into the relationship between integration mechanisms and speed of NPD. As a fundamental competitive criterion, new product development (NPD) for most advanced industries can therefore be characterised...

...Edmund Fitzpatrick; Leigh Davison Notes that the notion of a “substantial part” of the Common Market (European Union) has significance in terms of European competitive regulation and policy. Points out that without this term European competition policy would be limited to cases involving the whole...

... defeats. Asia Competition Europe International trade Japan USA Starting with Japan in the 1960s, the East Asian economies of Japan,Korea, Taiwan, and their corporations have become major players in global competition in the triad markets of Europe, the USA and Asia. These “corporate...

... industry early during the formation of the EC. Makes specific suggestions for US firms, including the development of core competences, global strategies, and improving product quality. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Competition European Union Trade barriers Strategy USA Product quality VOLUME 92...