..., partial least squares structural equation modeling and correlation analysis were employed. Findings The study demonstrates that effective managerial discretion plays a pivotal role in enhancing organizational responsiveness and competitive advantage, with these outcomes being shaped by organizational...

... their strategies to achieve competitive advantage (CA). Design/methodology/approach A quantitative, three-wave time-lagged research strategy was deemed appropriate. The study employed purposive sampling, and data were collected from 211 SMEs located in Riyadh, Makkah and the Eastern province of KSA through...

... and blind spots. The model helps leaders stay agile, manage uncertainty, and maintain a competitive edge. Competitive advantage Strategic foresight Predictive analytics Organizational agility Derivative analysis In today’s fast-paced and uncertain business environment, firms must do more than...

...Soebowo Musa; Doddy T.P. Enggarsyah Purpose This paper examines the relationships of absorptive capacity, organizational creativity and agility to organizational resilience and competitive advantage in disruptive environments and proposes modeling these relationships. Design/methodology...

...Burhan Rasheed; Muhammad Ahmad Purpose The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is still at a growing stage in developing economies, so this research aims to examine a novel causal link between CSR (disclosure and expenditure) and competitive advantage (CA), by including competitive...

...Ulrich Lichtenthaler Purpose This paper is a step toward a sustainability-based view of firm performance, which focuses on how companies may achieve and maintain a competitive advantage in a circular economy that is increasingly dominated by sustainability. Design/methodology/approach...

... develop a framework examining the relation between firm specificity of BDA knowledge and competitive advantage. We also examine the dynamic evolution of BDA capabilities and the associated knowledge management strategies. Design/methodology/approach We review the resource-based view (RBV...

...Ricardo Jorge Correia; José G. Dias; Mário Sérgio Teixeira Purpose This paper aims to explore a new causal link between market orientation and business performance by introducing dynamic capabilities as a mediator of the relationship between market orientation and competitive advantages, which...

... a sustainable competitive advantage. Alliances can serve as a type of strategic choice or an alternative that can enable companies to cope with unstable, global and competitive environments permeated by (new) threats and opportunities. Originality/value This SR paper highlighted, in a specific...

...Christos Sigalas; Vassilis M. Papadakis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationship patterns between competitive advantage and superior performance. Design/methodology/approach This study empirically investigates the aforementioned relationship patterns...

...Anish Purkayastha; Sunil Sharma Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on an inductive research that analyzes the unique decisions of three firms that shape their business model and, consequently, provide a competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach – Given the paucity...

... of cross‐functional teams negatively moderates the relationship between potential and realized absorptive capacity. Self managing teams Team working Absorptive capacity Social integration mechanisms Competitive advantage Cross‐functional teams Participate decision making A firm's ability...

...Christos Sigalas; Victoria Pekka Economou Purpose Although competitive advantage is the cornerstone concept in strategic management it still remains a poorly defined and operationalized construct. The purpose of this paper is to revisit the concept of competitive advantage, to identify...

...Caroline Hussler; Julien Pénin; Michael Dietrich; Thierry Burger‐Helmchen; Eric Rugraff Purpose The literature identifies different sources of competitive advantages. The purpose of this paper is to suggest that an efficient articulation of a Voice behavioral model and an Exit behavioral model can...

...Fen‐may Liou; Yuan‐Chuan Gao Purpose Previous studies have suggested that one may trace the factors (i.e. sources of the competitive advantage) that cause the firm performance by examining the performance itself. Financial ratios have been used to trace the sources of competitive advantage...

...Lalit Manral Purpose The thought and rationale of sustainable competitive advantage in strategy are significantly influenced by the Schumpeterian models of dynamic competition in IO and evolutionary economics. Yet, most analytical accounts of sustainable competitive advantage fail to explain how...

.... It allows for a better understanding of knowledge in organisations and its link with competitive advantage. Practical implications The authors' argument can be used by managers to help them think of how knowledge is configured within their firm. By doing so they might better understand how...

... the different levers of competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach Building on the extant literature the paper develops a strategy framework that integrates the internal and external dimensions of strategy formulation. To illustrate a practical application of the value‐process framework, the paper...

...Tim O'Shannassy Purpose Competitive advantage is an important construct in the strategy discipline. The purpose of this paper is to explore an appropriate definition of competitive advantage, seek to identify sources of competitive advantage for firms and improve understanding of why in many...