... (Markides and Geroski, 2005); for example, AOL's online platform integrated Netscape browsers. Competitive advantage Competitive strategy Management strategy Networking Platform industries, which are gaining considerable attention (Cusumano and Gawer, 2002), are information technology...

...Patrick Marren Purpose To relate the importance of branding – broadly defined, internal and external – to competitive strategy. Design/methodology/approach This is a viewpoint paper. Findings The ability to create and market a well‐understood image of one's product...

... Competitive strategy Knowledge management The increasing number of alliances and joint ventures that are occurring are in fact resulting in greater cooperation and coordination than arm's‐length relationships would suggest. Such cooperative relationships are made necessary when innovation is beyond...

... be that, in explaining the outcome of contests, management hubris is rarely a good explanation for success and failure is not always the result of management perfidy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Sport Performance management Competitive strategy On Saturday September 19, 2007, Wales were...

...Roberta Comunian Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the practice of business investment in arts and culture, and provide a better understanding of this phenomenon from a competitive strategy perspective. Design/methodology/approach Our understanding of the way...

... of store brands will not only provide more consumer satisfaction, but increased profits for the store. Generics Emerging markets Markets Marketing strategy Competitive strategy Store brands are no longer a hallmark primarily of businesses in the developed world, as was the case for decades...

... to promote, rather than hamper, constructive competition in the areas most valued by customers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Competitive strategy Management strategy Economic cooperation Joint ventures Purchasing groups Early in 2006, the business press eagerly reported...

... and formulate and execute winning corporate and competitive strategies. Therefore, corporate aspirations must reflect the realities of the societal and business environment so that they facilitate the shaping and reshaping of the company's mission and strategy and the building of the key skills necessary...

...: Short‐term planning Organizational change Competitive strategy Computer software Canada Our modern reverence for science has morphed into the unchallenged belief that we can understand the world around us both now and in the future. This has led us into an abyss. Management is discursively...

...Mark Chussil Purpose Business war games support competitive‐strategy decisions under uncertainty. They are especially useful in combating confirmation bias, the human tendency to look for reassuring evidence that a desired future will come true. There is no generally accepted definition...

... sphere? How well is a Finnish nurse able to take into consideration the notions of propriety of a client from Ethiopia, for example? Do we know how to approach a potential Indian partner with the necessary tact and discretion? © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Competences Competitive...

...Pieter Klaas Jagersma Purpose On the basis of survey material, the article offers an examination of the banking industry and possible response strategies. The article aims at giving banks the impetus to fully incorporate marketing strategy into their competitive strategies to help them face...

... – traditional competitive strategy. Prestige and quality were viewed as a function of adding complexity to the wine based on taste profiles shared by wine makers and reinforced by the wine show judging system. The wine experts concur that complexity – layered personality and characteristics that reflect...

... dynamic regions and lays out the strategic options for companies in the new competitive game that has begun. Asia Management strategy Multinational companies Competitive strategy Localization Innovation A fundamental strategic rethink is now required by Asian companies and Western...

.... To some extent these industries are leading indicators of competitive dynamics within many other industries in China. Multinationals need to pay close attention to the lessons learned from these industries. Competitive strategy China Multinational companies Electrical goods Since the mid...

... show, alliances can mine rich new veins of value creation, but they also can be plagued by multiple conflicts. Three issues arise most frequently: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Strategic alliances Profit maximization Competitive strategy Chief executive officers...

... Competitive strategy Marketing Customer satisfaction As services grow more complex, the effort required to successfully address these issues is growing, also. IBM announced in 2002 that it was shifting $1 billion of its R&D budget for the next three years away from traditional information...

...‐in focus; and collective will. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Agile production Innovation Competitive strategy ...

..., these are listed in full. States the innovation process requires a tailored corporate strategy and dedicated execution to be a success, as in the case of companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Bang and Olufsen. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Innovation Competitive strategy Implementation ...

... to be formulated to give constant understanding and mapping of competitor movements. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Competitive advantage Competition Competitive strategy ...