... Developing Taiwan Manufacturing Swafford et al. (2006) CB-SEM Positive impact on competitive advantage Eckstein et al. (2015) 143 Operational performance Developed Germany Manufacturing Li et al. (2009) CB-SEM Positive impact on cost performance...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Servitization Advanced services Competitive advantage Manufacturing strategy Over the last decades, manufacturing companies have faced complex markets characterized by intense competition, heterogeneous customers and technological...

...Dimitra Kalaitzi; Aristides Matopoulos; Michael Bourlakis; Wendy Tate The results indicate that both buffering and bridging strategies improve resource efficiency; however, only bridging strategies seem to lead to firm’s competitive advantage in terms of ownership and accessibility to resources...

..., and to examine how these capabilities may improve competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical model was developed from extant studies and assessed through the development of a large-scale questionnaire survey conducted with South Korean manufacturers and logistics intermediaries involved...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only New product development Strategic flexibility Quality management Dynamic capabilities Competitive advantage Environmental adaptation In recent decades, the importance of quality management (QM) as a key competitive variable has been widely...

..., and to analyze the combination of quality exploitation (QEI) and quality exploration (QER) (QAMB) associated with the different levels of each competitive strategy. Ambidexterity Quality management Competitive advantage Focus Cost leadership Differentiation Using data collected through...

... work is needed to test whether TQM effect on strategic innovation is different for radical and incremental products, and for other innovation outcomes such as process and service innovation. RBV is a comprehensive framework for understanding how competitive advantage is achieved through firm...

... is synonymous with a tailored corporate-wide improvement programme. The purpose of this paper is to explore the circumstances under which an XPS can provide a competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses an explorative case study methodology to investigate the link between...

... a macro perspective, which prevents them from identifying the specific practice‐based antecedents of an MBU's competitive capabilities in terms of the trade‐off or cumulative model. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Manufacturing industries Competitive advantage Competitive capability...

... implement OM practices for developing the needed operations capabilities given the chosen competitive priorities. David Xiaosong Peng can be contacted at: xpeng@mays.tamu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Operations management Competitive advantage Contingency planning Plant...

... that synthesises previous research streams and perspectives from cumulative capabilities, contesting capabilities (trade‐offs), and order winners and qualifiers. Jan Olhager can be contacted at: jan.olhager@liu.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Competitive advantage Industrial performance...

...Michael Lewis; Alistair Brandon‐Jones; Nigel Slack; Mickey Howard Purpose The paper seeks to analyze the evolution of competitive advantage using both “classic” and “extended” resource‐based theory (RBT). The aim is to examine the different ways in which “classic” and “extended” resource‐based...

... of multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ) of Bass and Avolio (1990) and MPS of Yukl (1989) . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Operations management Leadership Manufacturing industries Competitive advantage Strategic manufacturing Unites States of America The topic...

... of final terms used). W. Patrick Neumann can be contacted at: pneumann@ryerson.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Human capital Economic sustainability Competitive advantage Personal health Operations management Production planning [HF] […] is still often viewed...

..., more effective management control, higher employee satisfaction, stronger process orientation, strengthened reputation of the organization as a quality firm, and a better strategic planning process. Strategic management Performance management Management information systems Competitive...

... Fixed graphic 2 --> © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 1. arm's length, transactional‐based interactions; and 2. cooperative, relational, interactions. Supply chain management Strategic alignment Competitive advantage Over the last decade the competitive...

.... Ednilson Santos Bernardes can be contacted at: ebernardes@georgiasouthern.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Operations management Consumer behaviour Competitive advantage The markets in which manufacturers and service firms compete are increasingly influenced by intense...

.... The paper seeks to analyse the role these decisions play in the creation of a firm's competitive advantage, and aims to provide evidence of which decisions provide the firm with strategically relevant production capabilities. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses were tested using data collected...

... making. This holds true not only of practical strategic decision making inside specific companies, but also of design and implementation of empirical research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Competitive advantage Strategic manufacturing Strategic evaluation Decision making...

...Alberto De Toni; Stefano Tonchia The traditional strategic model of industrial organization is criticized by the upholders of the theories that regard the resources and competencies of a firm as the source of its competitive advantage. This article presents these new strategic dictates...