...Robert Grosse; Albert Wocke; Morris Mthombeni Purpose The discussion of competitive strategy in recent years has turned to exploring the differences between emerging market (EM) companies and traditional companies from the US, Europe and Japan. In particular the question has been: do we need a new...

...Taher Roshandel Arbatani; Esmaeil Norouzi; Afshin Omidi; José María Valero-Pastor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze competitive strategies implemented by two Iranian taxi service mobile apps – Snapp and Tap30 – in different domains by using the modified version of the generic...

...@iae.edu.ar © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Latin America Emerging economies Competitive strategy Institutional advancement To what degree does a country matter is a central question for strategic management and international business studies. Recent studies using variance...

... suppliers of credence goods tend to charge relatively high prices for low‐value goods where consumers cannot discern low value, while competitive pressures force down the price of high value goods. Many of the perceived “competitive strategies” that are used by healthcare providers are designed...

... of China and India have played a major role in the latter two cases (Enderwick, 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Emerging markets Globalization Competitive strategy World economy The financial crisis of 2008 is widely seen as the most challenging that the world economy...

... stages of private sector development and who are charged with achieving national development goals and with increasing the global competitiveness of their countries' economies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Kenya Private sector organizations Economic development Competitive...

... strategies in different markets. Originality/value The paper provides at least a partial explanation as to why developed‐country firms may struggle when they apply a generic competitive strategy across countries. The contribution of this paper is two‐fold. First, it explores the question of emerging...

... costs low and remain competitive. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Competitive strategy Thailand International business Value analysis Subsidiaries Automotive industry Several researchers have addressed the nature and scope of international companies' localization...