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Entrepreneurial mindset and firm performance: The role of creativity and competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction
Strategic Direction (2025) 41 (10): 15–17.
Published: 03 November 2025
... and places the articles in context. Findings The study demonstrates that entrepreneurial leadership enhances the performance of hospitality firms through employee creativity and the generation of a competitive advantage. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists...
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Accelerating advantages through AI
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Strategic Direction (2025) 41 (9): 8–9.
Published: 20 October 2025
... and places the articles in context. Findings AI can lead to significant competitive advantages over rivals, but it does not come without some issues and risks. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best...
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Beyond the basics: How strategic leadership impacts both dynamic capabilities and sustainable competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction (2025) 41 (6): 4–5.
Published: 04 August 2025
... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified that strategic leadership is an essential component in developing dynamic capabilities, and as a result can also lead to achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists...
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Widening horizons: Using a diversification approach to improve business performance
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Strategic Direction (2025) 41 (3): 13–14.
Published: 12 March 2025
... information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Diversification Resources Competitive advantage This is not just the case for human resources; other forms of capital are also...
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Increasing competitiveness during a major crisis: The important role of key organizational capabilities
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Strategic Direction (2025) 41 (2): 28–31.
Published: 21 February 2025
...-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Resilience Absorptive capacity Organizational creativity Competitive advantage Organizational agility Companies need to secure a competitive edge in order to maintain strong...
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The influence of technological readiness on inter-firm collaboration: Innovation performance in emerging economies
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Strategic Direction (2025) 41 (2): 11–13.
Published: 06 February 2025
... dynamism, environmental competitiveness and enterprise life cycle - technologically similar or compatible partnerships offer a pathway to further and more developed innovation and competitive advantage. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading...
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Adopting a mixed-method approach to the hospitality industry: Strategies of innovation to remain competitive
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Strategic Direction (2025) 41 (2): 14–16.
Published: 05 February 2025
... and places the articles in context. Findings Elbanna and Elsharnouby assert that hotels, by including strategic orientation and strategic learning into their innovative practices and processes, can foster competitive advantage and a significant increase in performance outcomes. An increasing number...
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Leveraging it capabilities and strategic flexibility: Becoming long-term industry leaders
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Strategic Direction (2024) 40 (9): 1–3.
Published: 28 October 2024
... external change but find success. Firms can improve performance, ensure quality of goods and services, and improve competitive advantage. The research put forward in the article offers several practical implications: Managers should create plans of action to utilize their IT capabilities...
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More than just a place to stay: Strategies for the hotel sector to gain a competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction (2024) 40 (1): 18–20.
Published: 02 January 2024
... these expectations and tailor their offerings to match. The one size fits all approach is unlikely to lead to a long-term competitive advantage. As the success of the businesses is dependent on several factors, organizations need to be proactive in seeking solutions and areas where they can exercise a competitive...
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Firm stability during market turmoil: Using multiple flexible suppliers to improve competitive advantage during turbulence
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Strategic Direction (2023) 39 (9): 11–12.
Published: 08 September 2023
... and places the articles in context. Findings Modern firms working in the digital age are finding significant benefits to working with a diverse range of flexible suppliers, being better able to withstand market turbulence and retain competitive advantage. Originality/value The briefing saves busy...
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Brand strategy, market orientation and competitive advantage: A study in the food sector of Vietnam
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Strategic Direction (2023) 39 (9): 30–32.
Published: 08 September 2023
... and places the articles in context. Findings The study finds that a brand strategy has a stronger impact on competitive advantage compared to market orientation. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists, and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best...
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The grass is greener on the other side: The impact of innovation on environmental sustainability
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Strategic Direction (2023) 39 (9): 3–4.
Published: 30 August 2023
... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified that intellectual capital can help organizations achieve a competitive advantage in terms of environmental sustainability. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time...
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Value innovation and consumer value: The transformative method for new market spaces
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Strategic Direction (2023) 39 (8): 28–29.
Published: 28 July 2023
... and places the articles in context. Findings Value innovation directly correlates to the creation of new market spaces, and prioritizing customer value and adaptability will generate a competitive advantage to create a unique, valuable and cost-effective firm. Originality/value The briefing saves...
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More than one can handle: Creating shared value strategies for a competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction (2023) 39 (5): 7–8.
Published: 10 April 2023
... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified the different elements behind a shared value creation system that can lead to a competitive advantage for a firm. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting...
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Backing the winner: Resource allocation efficiency and firm performance
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Strategic Direction (2023) 39 (4): 1–3.
Published: 06 April 2023
... Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Competitive advantage Access to capital Resource-allocation Winner-picking strategy Many factors have considerable scope to significantly impact on firm performance (FP) and future growth potential...
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Sharing is caring: How open innovation can help companies sustain a competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction (2023) 39 (1): 17–18.
Published: 06 December 2022
... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper established the relationship between open innovation, risk management, competitive advantage and organizational strategy. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only...
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The people make the firm: Talent management strategies for a competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction (2022) 38 (12): 31–32.
Published: 08 November 2022
... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified and conceptualized various talent management strategies that can help firms gain a competitive advantage. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only...
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Not just nuts and bolts: How manufacturing strategy can lead to a competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction (2022) 38 (10): 18–19.
Published: 21 September 2022
... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified the different dimensions and ways that manufacturing strategy can be integrated into the business strategy to produce a competitive advantage for the organization. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists...
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Knowledge is power: Using information to achieve a competitive advantage
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Strategic Direction (2022) 38 (9): 30–31.
Published: 01 September 2022
... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper investigates how knowledge management processes can be used to impact a firm's innovative capability and therefore lead to achieving a competitive advantage. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours...
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Capital and competitive advantage: The importance of human, structural, and social resources
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Strategic Direction (2022) 38 (9): 25–27.
Published: 30 August 2022
..., and encourage innovation to create continuous business success. The review is based on “Can intellectual capital promote the competitive advantage? Service innovation and big data analytics capabilities in a moderated mediation model” by Alkhatib, A.W., and Valeri, M., published in the European...
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