... of globally operating manufacturing and service firms. The results show that the hierarchical decision-making process, which managers base on their confidence in establishing and sustaining competitive advantages in host-country production and marketing operations, is a key factor in making optimal EMCs...

...Ahmet Hakan Özkan Purpose This research aims to examine the effect of green marketing orientation and green human capital on competitive advantage in Turkiye, together with the moderating effect of competitive intensity. Design/methodology/approach In this research, Turkish maritime companies...

...Abdulrahman Abdullah Alhelal; Ahmed Abdulaziz Alshiha; Bassam Samir Al-Romeedy Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of digital leadership on competitive advantage in Saudi Arabia's tourism and hospitality sector, examining the mediating roles of digital skills and digital strategy...

...Erdem Baydeni̇z; Mehmet Altin Purpose This study examines the interplay between corporate social responsibility (CSR), green marketing orientation (GMO), competitive advantage and environmental performance at Afyonkarahisar Green Thermal Hotels, a prominent thermal tourism destination in Türkiye...

... from 450 factories in Côte d'Ivoire. The results indicated that research hypotheses are highly significant and exhibit a strong correlation with DSCM for firm performance and competitiveness. The outcomes underscore the significance of DSCM strategies in achieving competitive advantage, enhancing firm...

...Chih-Hsing Liu; Jeou-Shyan Horng; Sheng-Fang Chou; Shu-Ning Zhang; Jun-You Lin Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of entrepreneurial attitudes, motivation and orientation on the entrepreneurial competitive advantage of innovative entrepreneurs in the tourism...

...: H2. Competitive pressure positively influences intention to adopt BDA among SMEs. Big data analytics Technology adoption Outsourcing TOE framework Competitive advantage Gaining a competitive advantage is crucial in the current competitive business environment (Behl, 2022...

...Mauricius Munhoz de Medeiros; Antônio Carlos Gastaud Maçada Purpose In the digital age, the use of data and analytical capabilities to guide business decisions and operations plays a strategic role for organizations to gain competitive advantage (CA). However, the paths by which analytical...

...Chih-Hsing (Sam) Liu Purpose This study attempts to explore how a cultural and creative firm's competitive advantages can be maintained through the accumulation of intellectual capital and entrepreneurial orientation. Another goal of this study is to identify the different mechanisms of network...

...Abhishek Behl Purpose The study aims to understand how big data analytics capabilities of tech startups help them gain competitive advantage and improve their firm performance. The study is performed for two countries: India and China. A comparative analysis is also discussed in the study...

... and offers a practical strategy to a SME, creating a unique competitive advantage for further development in a dynamic business environment. Hsian-Ming Liu can be contacted at: hsiamin.liu@gmail.com 29 10 2017 22 06 2018 03 12 2018 11 01 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited...

...Chih-Jou Chen Purpose Developing agility and innovativeness as dynamic capabilities are important for firms to sustain their competitive advantage in today’s global economy. The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test a framework to investigate how the supply chain agility...

...Daniel Quaye; Isaac Mensah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in water, beverage, soap, detergent, metal fabrication, wood and furniture manufacturing industries can sustain or improve their competitive advantage by integrating specific...

...Makhmoor Bashir; Rajesh Verma Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical model of business model innovation based on evidences from the past literature. The paper established a link between business model innovation (BMI) strategic flexibility, competitive advantage and firm...

... of this paper is to study the dual behaviour of SSBs and the differences about their competitive advantages. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained by conducting surveys with owners and managers of wood processing companies located in a region of Misiones (Argentina). The results were checked...

.... Design/methodology/approach – Using a strategic entrepreneurship perspective, the authors suggest that when individuals with high human capital decide to exploit opportunities they do so by thinking and acting strategically. Strategic action(s) involves pursuing competitive advantages that enable a new...

...Min-Yueh Chuang; Chih-Jou Chen; Ming-ji James Lin Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the influence of social capital on competitive advantage through collective learning and absorptive capacity. Design/methodology/approach – The study carries out analyses based...

... operations strategy can be considered as an operational performance assessment problem (Kaviani and Abbasi, 2014, 2015). Thus we involve five operations performance objectives (competitive advantages) which were proposed by Slack and Lewis (2011) in the DEA model of the study to empower the framework...

...) and the input-process-output model, the purpose of this paper is to examine how four criteria of business partner selection affect service delivery co-innovation, which, in turn, influences firms’ competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach – A mail survey was sent to 600 IT service firms in Taiwan...

...Christos Sigalas Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirically managers’ awareness regarding the concept of competitive advantage, the most taken-for-granted concept in the field of strategic management. Design/methodology/approach – Managers’ awareness regarding...