...Julen Castillo Apraiz; Nicole Franziska Richter; Jesus Matey de Antonio; Siegfried Gudergan Purpose This study aims to advance understanding about quality management (QM) practices by clarifying how competitive strategy conditions the impacts of exploitative and explorative QM practices...

...Mona Rashidirad; Hamid Salimian Purpose The purpose of this research is to explicate the role of dynamic capabilities in the ability of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to create value and also investigate the relationship among different dynamic capabilities, competitive strategy...

...Luca Camanzi; Carlo Giua Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the main factors influencing agri-food small and medium enterprises (SMEs) participation in business networks and to evaluate the impacts of these factors on network structure and the ensuing competitive strategy. Design...

... and industrial organization, a conceptual model and propositions are developed that intend to close important research gaps. Findings The model includes competitive strategy as a mediator of the effects of relatedness on foreign unit performance, type of foreign unit – that is, a wholly owned unit or joint...

...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...

... the relationships between a firm’s resources, capabilities, dynamic capabilities, competitive advantage and competitive strategy. Findings tied to this initiative will provide important contributions to research. Originality/value – Rooted in resource-based view (RBV), the proposed framework puts forward...

... producing country, Chile, which is also a fast growing emerging economy in Latin America. Semi-structured personal interviews were conducted with General Managers of this global industry. Findings – Unexpectedly, our findings show that executives preferred competitive strategy of cost reduction rather...

... the call for further research on competitive strategy to focus on European firms, this Greek study extends Porter's original model and represents one of the few studies to examine the relationship between hybrid strategies and performance. Practical implications Managers should keep in mind that hybrid...

... This article originally appeared in Volume 23 Number 1, 2011, pp. 120-32 European Business Review Globalization Competitive strategy Small to medium-sized enterprises Developing countries Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: European Business Review...

... and the implication they have on firms' competitive strategies. More specifically, the challenges of competitors simultaneously acting in accordance with a competitive, a cooperative, and a co‐opetitive market regime. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory case study of the interaction between firms within...

... Valley (USA). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Competitive strategy Resource management Ceramics Brazil One of the main objectives of strategy, as an area of knowledge, almost certainly refers to the contribution it makes to better comprehend the causes or factors...

... Group Publishing Limited 2011 Globalization Competitive strategy Small to medium‐sized enterprises Developing countries The notion that the world has become a global village is shared by almost every person on earth. Events, discoveries, technologies, and crises that make headlines...

... developed usually left as well. Marketing mix Customer orientation Competitive strategy The world is truly becoming one interrelated marketplace, with walls, both physical and psychological, falling, barriers collapsing, boundaries blurring, and technology flattening the overall landscape...

... Limited 2009 Supply chain management Competitive strategy Channel relationships Most of the research that models inter‐firm relationships (or firm games) applies static and dynamic games. Numerous surveys explore the state of the art through either static or dynamic games...

..., the organization culture as well as the consideration on the transaction cost and resources from each party does have a great impact on the collaboration relationship to be successful. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Competitive strategy Networking Taiwan Business enterprise Shoes...

... learning drivers to DCC. Competitive strategy Taiwan Learning processes Strategic alliances Resource efficiency Changes in technological resources, business modes, and strategy management continually raise new challenges to businesses in terms of competition. In particular, enterprises may...

... studies in previous research. Another key value is the analysis of perceptual data collected from managers responsible for foreign subsidiaries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Competitive strategy Value added Financial performance An industrial firm's implementation of its...

...). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Economic growth Investments Competitive strategy Resource management Societies highly value economic growth because economic growth results in increases in societal standards of living. Not surprisingly, therefore, theorizing as to why...

... Managers Competitive strategy Business performance Management skills South Africa Management, one of the earliest professions, has been practised since time immemorial, as is evident from records of ancient civilizations. The earliest among these include, amongst others, business, legal...

... Textile industry European Union Competitive strategy Long considered a sunset industry in industrial societies, the textile and clothing industries nonetheless continues to maintain a significant presence in the European Union (EU) both in terms of employment (more than 2 million people...