Source Of Competitive Advantage Research Articles

Sustainable Technology Adoption as a Source of Competitive Advantage for Pineapple Production in Ejigbo, Nigeria

Adopting new technology as a strategic resource can result in a competitive edge in any market. However, a competitive advantage cannot be acquired in the production of horticultural goods without first embracing the practices that are inextricably linked to those goods. This paper investigates the adoption of farm practices in conjunction with technology transferred to farmers. Some research debates on competitive advantages have identified both resources and processes of production as sources of competitive advantage. The emphasis on the resource-based view and dynamic capability view stipulates that firms acquire competitiveness via internal resources and capabilities. However, there has not been much empirical exploration of horticultural production sustainability in this regard despite its sufficiently outstanding contribution to the gross domestic product in developing and developed economies. It specifically discusses how Technology Adoption Practices (TAP) could lead to a competitive advantage in horticulture with particular reference to the production of pineapple fruit in Ejigbo, Nigeria. From the angle of professional practice; the study provides an insight into how farmers strive to suggest solutions to practical challenges faced within the production process. Therefore, it is essential to have practices in place for the adoption of sustainable technology. The outcomes of the study generate two different storylines and demonstrate that attributing factors as well as reinforcing capabilities both boost competitiveness at the farm level and enhance the farmers’ desire for farming pineapples. Pineapple farmers in Ejigbo employ a differentiation approach to gain a competitive advantage in their agro-farming industry. This could lead to an increase in the volume of fresh pineapple products that are exported.

Model of the impact of intangible resources on the competitiveness of listed companies from the WIGtech index in Poland

Motivation: The complexity of the phenomenon of competitiveness among contemporary enterprises implies the legitimacy of searching for sources of competitive advantages beyond traditional success factors. The concepts of enterprise competitiveness have evolved from classical economics to the present day and theories with a practical purpose such as: the theory of five forces by M.E. Porter and the theory of key competences by G. Hamel and C.K. Prahalad. Nowadays research on the phenomenon of the competitiveness of enterprises seeks answers to the following questions: what is the role of intangible resources in being competitive on the market and what types of intangible resources are the most important from the point of view of the research?Aim: The aim of the article is to examine the strength and direction of the impact of intangible resources on the competitiveness of listed companies. The article presents a theoretical model of the impact of intangible resources on the competitiveness of listed companies. The case study used for the empirical verification of the constructed model will be joint-stock companies from the Warsaw Stock Exchange selected according to the criteria defined in the article. Statistical data of the tested objects from 2021 will be implemented in the model in order to analyze its stability.Results: To achieve the aim of the article, the PLS-SEM method of modeling structural equations was used, which allows for the study of relationships between directly unobservable variables. The model consists of two parts: a structural (internal) model and a measurement (external) model. These models are also used in the parameter estimation process — they are interrelated. Two unobservable (hidden) variables were adopted in the constructed model: intangible resources (IR) and competitiveness of companies (CC). Hidden variables were defined based on a potential set of indicators (observable variables). The specification of the PLS-SEM model will make it possible to determine the strength and direction of the impact of intangible resources on the competitiveness of listed companies, based on the theory of key competences. Identification of the most important variables among intangible resources shaping the competitiveness of enterprises will contribute to the determination of theoretical conclusions and practical recommendations for listed companies in Poland.

한식 레스토랑 종사자의 감성지능이 지식공유에 의한 고객지향성에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of the emotional intelligence of Korean food restaurant employees on knowledge sharing and customer orientation to recognize a source of competitive advantage in the food service industry. In order to reach the research purpose, a survey was conducted targeting the employees working in Korean food restaurant companies. The results are as follows: first, employees' understanding of others' emotions among the four dimensions of emotional intelligence positively and significantly influences knowledge sharing. Second, knowledge sharing has a positive and significant effect on customer orientation. Third, employees' understanding of others' emotions positively and significantly influences customer orientation. The results suggest that employees are more likely to actively share knowledge if they increase their ability to observe, understand, and regulate others' emotions. In addition, this study found that they are more likely to engage in customer-oriented behaviors that are appropriate to customers' needs due to their increased understanding of customers. Furthermore, this study suggests practical implications that efforts should be made to improve Korean restaurant workers' understanding of their own emotions, emotion regulation, and emotion utilization. This study provides theoretical and practical implications that can be applied to effective human resource management of Korean restaurants.

A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework on Corporate Strategic Foresight – What Value Created as a Source of Competitive Advantage in the Automotive Industry

Nowadays, the challenge in the automotive industry is more demanding due to the increase in dynamicity and complexity of environmental changes in the external business environment. Under the increasing uncertainty level, companies require a strategic approach to face these challenges. One of the essential techniques used to meet the environmental dynamic is corporate strategic foresight. Hence, it is essential to understand its value creation because the business environment is getting more uncertain and intense competition. However, the investigation of corporate strategic foresight value creation in the automotive industry is limited. This study aims to investigate corporate strategic foresight value creation and attempts to answer the research question of what value is created from corporate strategic foresight as a source of the firm's future competitive advantage in the automotive industry. This study employed a narrative literature review method based on the existing literature as a part of the qualitative study. The result showed a novelty in the conceptual framework of corporate foresight value creation in the automotive industry. It also provides insight into how organizational values are created to enhance the capability to gain competitive advantage, which contributes to practical especially to managerial and practitioners’ automotive industry for a better understanding of corporate strategic foresight.
 Keywords— automotive; competitive advantage; corporate strategic foresigh; environmental dynamic; value creation

The Impact of Technological Mergers and Acquisitions on Enterprise Innovation: A Review

Innovation is the source of competitive advantage for enterprises. In the context of global industrial upgrading and increasingly fierce technological competition, enhancing innovation capabilities is key to enterprises’ success. Technology mergers and acquisitions have become an important way for enterprises to acquire external technology, to enhance their innovation capabilities, and to achieve rapid development. Many scholars have extensively researched technology mergers and acquisitions and enterprise innovation. This paper summarizes the relevant research literature according to different research contents. The research content includes the motivation for technology mergers and acquisitions, analyzing the impact mechanism and the path of technology mergers and acquisitions regarding enterprise innovation from the perspectives of technology relevance, the technology absorption capacity, the institutional environment, and corporate governance, as well as related research on the consequences of technology mergers and acquisitions for enterprise innovation and measuring methods for technology mergers and acquisitions and enterprise innovation. This paper summarizes and organizes the relevant literature, aiming to find research directions and enrich future research fields by summarizing it. This effort provides important theoretical support for the strategic decision-making of enterprise technology mergers and acquisitions under the guidance of innovation, and it also provides a reference for further optimizing the innovation incentive environment.

Dimensions of tourism coopetition for social value creation

ABSTRACT Coopetition is an intrinsic behaviour of tourism destinations that, if well-planned, can be a source of competitive advantages and can lead to the production of social value. The aim of this study is to determine the drivers of social value creation through tourism coopetition. The methodology used exploratory Factor A nalysis and Multiple Regression Analysis with 539 respondents from the city of Areia, Brazil. The results show three groups of variables that contribute to creating social value from tourism: societal behaviour towards a collective mindset, the view of individuals towards the tourism industry, and the context of the local tourism industry. The coopetition framework validated for the corporate world is valid for society and tourism, but more is needed to generate social value. Society needs to develop social awareness and commitment.

CSR Contributions for Environmental Sustainability: A comparison of private banks in emerging market

Over the years corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a source of competitive advantage for firms including banks. CSR is one of the important aspects of a private bank’s contribution to society apart from its functionality. The extant literature shows a scantiness of research concerning the assessment of the efficiency of banks in CSR expenditure towards environmental sustainability. The current work fills the gap in the literature by providing a multi-objective assessment framework to measure and compare the leading private banks based on their efficiency in CSR vis-à-vis environmental sustainability. This paper aims to study the ideal and actual contribution of the Indian private banking sector toward environmental sustainability and other sectors. This is done by using data from 10 private sector banks over 7 financial years and comparing their efficiencies over time using optimization techniques like Data Envelopment Analysis. To study the change in CSR contribution over time, the Malmquist Index has been used. City Union and HDFC have shown the highest contribution towards environmental sustainability as a part of their CSR acts consistently over the years irrespective of the income generated. The outcome of the present paper shall enable the decision-makers to formulate of the appropriate policies.

Risk perception and adoption of digital innovation in mobile stock trading

AbstractAn increase in retail investors, trading platforms, and smartphones is facilitating digital transformation in stock trading. Investments in mobile‐centered digitalization by trading firms are rapidly becoming a source of competitive advantage. Distinctive psychological aspects involving risks, make stock trading a unique individual decision‐making behavior. The objective of the present research is to examine the determinants of retail investors' behavioral intentions (BI) for mobile stock trading (MoST). Across two studies using a mixed method approach we empirically test a framework comprising cognitive risk‐mitigation factors, perceived risk (PR), perceived financial cost (PFC), and technology acceptance model (TAM) constructs. The results indicate information quality, privacy, and security protection to mitigate the risk perception involved in trading on mobile platforms. Further, we report the mediation of PR in the relationship between the cognitive risk‐mitigating factors and BIs to adopt MoST. Moreover, we find PFC to moderate PR and the TAM constructs' relationship with BIs to adopt MoST. Our research has important theoretical contributions and managerial implications to understand digital adoption behavior by retail investors for MoST platforms.

Adaptation Strategies to the External Biophysical Environment as a Source of Competitive Advantage

Adaptation Strategies to the External Biophysical Environment as a Source of Competitive Advantage

Analyzing intangible assets' impact on electricity sector companies through balanced scorecard and life cycle stages

Companies that develop and provide electricity services play a crucial role in society's economic growth and quality of life. As such, value creation has shifted from tangible to intangible resources, which serve as a source of competitive advantage and value for organizations. However, energy companies typically focus more on their physical and technological products than on the intangible aspects that can ensure their longevity in the market. This article aims to identify the intangible aspects that impact companies operating in the electricity sector. The study was conducted through a literature review of intangible aspects and companies in the electricity sector. The main findings of the research are the identification of 20 intangible aspects within the electricity companies, the categorization and discussion of each intangible aspect based on the four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC), and the analysis of the relationship between the intangibles, BSC perspectives, and life cycle stages of energy companies. The findings provide valuable insights for energy company managers to incorporate intangible asset management into their day-to-day activities and to focus on the most crucial intangible aspects depending on their business's current stage in the life cycle.

Enhancing Organizational Social Sustainability: Exploring the Effect of Sustainable Leadership and the Moderating Role of Micro-Level CSR

Managers face challenges in leveraging people as a source of competitive advantage due to advancements in technology and the widespread availability of information, which have rendered other sources of competitive advantage less effective. In this context, social sustainability within an organization refers to the enduring relationships between employees and the organization, as well as their collective contribution to organizational goals. Strengthening social sustainability provides opportunities to achieve desired objectives through the efforts of employees. This study presents empirical findings that support the assumptions that sustainable leadership enhances social sustainability, and that micro-level corporate social responsibility (CSR) moderates this relationship. The data were gathered from a randomly selected sample of 516 employees in the healthcare industry, and regression analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the hypotheses. The results demonstrate a significant role of sustainable leadership on the establishment and development of social sustainability, with micro-level CSR positively influencing this relationship as a moderator. These findings hold both theoretical and practical implications. Given the labor-intensive nature of the healthcare industry and the interconnectedness of the three variables examined in this study, no prior research investigating these connections was found in the literature. Therefore, the research model proposed in this study and its subsequent findings represent a valuable contribution to the existing body of knowledge. The findings offer guidance to hospital administrators, emphasizing the importance of focusing on sustainable leadership and micro-level CSR to reduce turnover rates and cultivate long-term relationships with employees, thereby enhancing organizational effectiveness.

Differentiated CSR as a Source of Competitive Advantage: Theorizing CSR’s Role on Firm Performance

Differentiated CSR as a Source of Competitive Advantage: Theorizing CSR’s Role on Firm Performance

Thinking About Elite Performance: The Experience and Impact of Mental Fatigue in Elite Sport Coaching

Purpose: Mental fatigue causes decreases in aspects of athletes’ performance. Elite coaches commonly undertake cognitively demanding tasks and are seemingly at similar risk of subsequent performance impairment. However, elite sport coaches’ experiences of mental fatigue, alongside other markers of psychobiological stress, have yet to be quantified. Methods: Three elite coaching and performance staff (2 women and 1 man) provided 100-mm visual analog scale ratings of mental fatigue, physical fatigue, readiness to perform, and salivary samples for later cortisol (sCort) and alpha-amylase (sAA) analysis. Data were obtained on the same morning each week across a 16-week preseason. Data were subset by individual coach for descriptive and repeated-measures correlational analyses. Results: Fluctuating mental fatigue was observed over the 16 weeks (min–max; coach 1 = 25–86 AU; coach 2 = 0–51 AU; and coach 3 = 15 − 76 AU). Elevated levels of mental fatigue were reported at multiple time points, with individual variability observed. sCort (in nanomoles per liter), sAA (in micromoles per liter), and sAA:sCort indicated that coaches experienced psychophysiological stress (min–max; coach 1 sCort = 8.42–17.31, sAA = 52.40–113.06, sAA:sCort = 3.20–12.80; coach 2 sCort = 4.20–9.70, sAA = 158.80–307.20, sAA:sCort = 21.10–61.70; and coach 3 sCort = 6.81−19.66, sAA = 86.55–495.85, sAA:sCort = 4.90–35.50). A significant inverse relationship between mental fatigue and readiness to perform (r = −.44 [−.64 to −.17], P = .002) was identified. Conclusions: Elite sport coaches report elevated instances of mental fatigue during a preseason training period. Those involved in elite sports should act to understand the presence and potential subsequent impacts of staff mental fatigue and consider management or mitigation strategies. Optimization of the cognitive performance of coaches and performance staff presents as a potential source of competitive advantage.

Giant cluster formation and integrating role of bridges in social diffusion

AbstractResearch SummaryIn social networks, isolated subgroups often aggregate into a massively connected subgroup, or a giant cluster, when bridges are built across subgroups. To understand the roles of bridges in integrating subgroups, we develop models focusing on the percentage of bridges among all ties. When it is below 1%, diffusion does not affect many individuals because the system is merely a collection of fragmented subgroups. Near 1%, however, we find that a slight increase in the percentage of bridges leads to sudden widespread diffusion across many subgroups. This dramatic change stems from a threshold‐like structural characteristic of the network whereby previously fragmented subgroups come together abruptly. Our findings suggest that this integrating role of bridges is an important piece missing from the literature on small‐world networks.Managerial SummaryOur findings suggest that the formation of a giant cluster could be a structural precondition for large‐scale diffusion. Detection of such clusters may allow prognostication of the possibility of large‐scale diffusion. With the rise of social media and the availability of large amounts of social network data, the ability to detect giant clusters seems to be more attainable than in the past; such an ability would be a source of competitive advantage. We describe methods of detecting giant clusters and analyzing their structural properties using readily available social network data. With these methods, entrepreneurs and established firms can stimulate user adoption by targeting massive clusters of aggregated subgroups and spreading viral messages about their new products or services throughout the clusters.

Local projections in business history: The case of Inditex

This article has two objectives. On the one hand, it attempts to delve into the sources of competitive advantage of Inditex, the world’s largest clothing retailer, by considering the evolution of the company’s strategies over the last two decades and relying on an econometric technique, Local Projections, to complement the qualitative analyses. On the other hand, the article presents and explains this quantitative technique, which can help to solve some of the problems that arise when attempting to apply quantitative methods in business history, such as small sample sizes, causality analysis or endogeneity.

Artificial intelligence in supply chain and operations management: a multiple case study research

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly considered a source of competitive advantage in operations and supply chain management (OSCM). However, many organisations still struggle to adopt it successfully and empirical studies providing clear indications are scarce in the literature. This research aims to shed light on how AI applications can support OSCM processes and to identify benefits and barriers to their implementation. To this end, it conducts a multiple case study with semi-structured interviews in six companies, totalling 17 implementation cases. The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model guided the entire study and the analysis of the results by targeting specific processes. The results highlighted how AI methods in OSCM can increase the companies’ competitiveness by reducing costs and lead times and improving service levels, quality, safety, and sustainability. However, they also identify barriers in the implementation of AI, such as ensuring data quality, lack of specific skills, need for high investments, lack of clarity on economic benefits and lack of experience in cost analysis for AI projects. Although the nature of the study is not suitable for wide generalisation, it offers clear guidance for practitioners facing AI dilemmas in specific SCOR processes and provides the basis for further future research.

Creating Human Capital-Based Innovation and Transformational Leadership Work Behavior in Higher Education

Purpose: He motive of this look at become to investigate the impact of human capital on innovation paintings conduct, the impact of transformational management on innovation paintings conduct, and examine the position of transformational management to boom the impact of human capital on innovation paintings conduct for academics of personal universities in Surabaya. Theoretical Framework: Innovation behavior and its implementation for all members of the organization are needed by all types of organizations including universities. Along with the rapid rate of environmental change and the increasing intensity of global market competition, individual level innovation and organizational level innovation are needed as the main source of competitive advantage. Method : Research data was collected by distributing questionnaires to 96 lecturers with the position of Head of Department at Private Higher Education in Surabaya. Data evaluation changed into accomplished the use of the Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). Results and conclusion: The effects of the look at show that 1)human capital influences innovation work behavior, 2) transformational leadership influences innovation work behavior, 3) transformational leadership increases the magnitude of human capital's influence on innovation work behavior for lecturers of private tertiary institutions in Surabaya. Research and implications: With good human capital, lecturers have an analytical thinking pattern and are able to solve complex problems. In the field of pursuit, lecturers are able to design up-to-date learning models, learning materials that are in accordance with scientific developments, develop research roadmaps, and service models that are in accordance with community needs. Under these conditions, lecturers have a major contribution in improving the performance of higher education institutions. Originality/value: A positive coefficient value indicates that when the transformation of leadership is felt by high-level lecturers, they will be inspired and stimulated to look for new, more innovative ways to do and complete their work.

Sources of sustainable competitive advantage and direction of development: a study on pharmaceutical SMEs

To cope, preserve market position, and achieve sustainable competitive advantage (SCA), companies should put operations strategy into action systematically and coherently. In this vein, the purpose of this study is to evaluate small and medium-sized (SME) pharmaceutical firms in southern Vietnam considering their current strategic orientation, development path, and sustanability of competitive advantage. The method used in this research is Sense and Respond (S&R), supported with combination of different tools. The data has been gathered from six companies utilizing two questionnaires: “Manufacturing strategy index (MSI)” and “S&R”. The results show that, all case companies act as Analyzer both in the past and in the future when employing operations strategy. In all case companies, quality found to be the most important competitive priority in the past and future, and the main source of competitive advantage. Furthermore, spearhead technology and knowledge (T&K) found to be the main source of risk in operations strategy and SCA. The Weak Market Test demonstrates that the research results are consistent with the actual situations of the case companies. The research concludes that S&R method works well in evaluating the operative SCA of pharmaceutical SMEs.

The Influence of Human Resource Management in Banking

In this study, we examined how HRM practises in Kuwait's banking sector affected employees' affective, continuing, and normative organisational commitment Permanent, full-time, and part-time employees are available members managers and non-managers alike from The study included five organisations.Kuwait is dominated by large private banks. The link between these variables was investigated using both exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and hierarchical regression analysis. The findings revealed that, due to factors like culture and values, 50% of the variables agreed with prior study, while 50% of the variables did not. The findings have important ramifications for both the international trade and Kuwait's banking industry. Due to the fierce global competition, businesses are becoming more aware of the importance of HR. Furthermore, efficient One important source of competitive advantage that helps firms succeed is human resources. As a result, By utilising cutting-edge techniques like coaching, HRM is making investments in its people resources to help them grow abilities and improve organisational performance. In this essay, the impact of coaching on worker performance in Lebanon's banking industry is examined. By researching coaching creative and motivating intervening strategies that result in improved employee performance, It aims to close the market gap in Lebanon. This study examines how coaching influences employee creativity and motivation, which has an effect on employee performance, using a case study that is qualitative technique within an experimental framework.

A Quality Control Improvement Model That Takes into Account the Sustainability Concept and KPIs

Nowadays, in addition to quality aspects, social and environmental issues are also a source of competitive advantage, as a result of changing socio-economic conditions and observed trends. The purpose of the study was to create a model for improving quality control in line with the concept of sustainable development. The model captures the microfoundational approach, and allows identifying quality capability with the idea of sustainable development. The proposed method is based on analyses of the characteristic parameters of methods for detecting aluminum casting nonconformities using automated or semi-automated nondestructive methods. The interdisciplinary approach takes into account indicators from the leading areas of sustainable development (economic, environmental and social dimensions) to determine the gradation of detection methods. Verification of the model confirmed its usefulness in foundry companies. As a result, a ranking of the total efficiency of the analyzed detection methods used in the quality control of the studied product was obtained. This enabled the development of energy, emission and cost optimization of the inspection process while maintaining the expected level of quality. Further research directions will concern the expansion of the model with additional key indicators related to the concept of pure quality control and automation of the implementation of analysis.