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Showing 1 to 20 of 153 for “"competitive advantages"”.
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The competitive advantages of hydrogen fuel cells
This study sought to investigate the competitiveness of hydrogen fuel cells. It was driven by the researcher's interest in the subject and the growing need for energy security. The study combines qualitative and quantitative data from secondary sources like research articles, government …
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The Effect Of Competitive Advantages On Corporate Tax Avoidance: A Determinant Or Excuse?
… the inability to gain or maintain global competitive advantages (Security 2014, 1). While prior research explores how a corporation’s overall business strategy can affect tax avoidance behavior (Higgins et al. 2015) and measures the effects of different components of competitive advantages …
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Business activities, competitive advantages, ownership types of the textile and apparel industries in China
This study was designed to gain a deep and timely understanding about the stature of current textile and apparel (T&A) manufacturers in China whose industry appears to be in the transition from the growth to the full mature phase of the industry life cycle. The findings revealed that the T&A …
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Examining media convergence : does it also converge good journalism, economic synergies, and competitive advantages?
… of scale and scope economies, and achieve competitive advantages for converged news organizations. Based on theories of scale and scope economies, quality journalism's generation of good business, and organizations' competitive advantages, this study achieved some dichotomous findings by …
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Exploration of the unique firm resources described by Indian apparel export firms for their competitive advantages
The study explored the key competitive advantages and resources of the Indian apparel export firms. According to Porter's (1990) theory of competitive advantage of nations, a nation succeeds in a particular industry if it possesses a competitive advantage relative to the best worldwide competitors. …
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Can traditional Japanese companies reinvigorate middle managers to improve their competitive advantages in a world of uncertainty?
… is high time to re-analyze Japanese companies' competitive advantage from the standpoint of middle managers. My diagnostic analysis based on a survey of nineteen Japanese Sloan Fellows and interviews of twenty middle managers in some traditional Japanese companies reveals five critical root …
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Competitive Advantages and Challenges in the Capital Marketing in Tanzania: The Case of Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE)
The study was done to examine competitive advantages and challenges in the capital market in Tanzania the case being Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE). This was conducted in Dar es Salaam city, where the largest number of commercial banks, listed companies, and regulatory agencies are located. …
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Competitive Advantages and Challenges in the Capital Market in Tanzania: the Case of Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE)
The study was done to examine competitive advantages and challenges in the capital market in Tanzania the case being Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE). This was conducted in Dar es Salaam city, where the largest number of commercial banks, listed companies, and regulatory agencies are located. …
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Case for sustainability in strategy and operations : overcoming the challenges of product design in creating competitive advantages in circular supply chains
… also analyze the impact of these strategies on competitiveness and sustainability to demonstrate the business case for circular supply chains. This allows us to demonstrate important links between these variables to highlight overarching criteria to satisfy effective product design in Chapter …
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Sources of competitive advantages of local firms in relation to global firms in emerging economies : a South African investment banking sector perspective
… and attempted to understand the sources of competitive advantages of each and the nature of their interaction in four main service categories, advisory, financing, markets and private equity.The results showed that there is limited inter-group competition. The main competition in the South …
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The competitive advantage : a case study of Taiwan's semiconductor industry
… factor for success. This thesis investigated the competitive advantages of Taiwanese semiconductor industry; specific areas of study included: ** The development of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, ** The competitive advantages of semiconductor companies in Taiwan, ** Evaluation of the competitive …
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A new direction and business plan for the golf business in Korea : strategies to attract customers to the domestic market
… attracting golf tourists by promoting their competitive pricing. The Korean golf industry must identify and promote its competitive advantages to survive in this increasingly competitive environment. The main purpose of this study is to identify various strategies to increase customer demand …
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Linking Competencies With Strategies: The Case of Small and Medium -Sized Exporting Firms in Kenya
… to be context dependent and that sustainable competitive advantages are likely to result if firms increase their competencies on a continuous basis.
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Theoretische Konzeption und empirische Relation eines Referenzmodells der digitalen Kooperation und vertikalen Integration von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen alpintouristischer Destinationen
… the implicit need for action to secure potential competitive advantages based on individualised and focused customer interaction. The introduction describes the challenges that destinations and their providers, many of which are small and medium-sized businesses, face. The journey to achieving …
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Creating Optimized Value Creation Conditions: An Additive Manufacturing Model
… (AM) business unit has pioneered cost competitive Metal AM capabilities at scale. Recently the company has been exploring the possibility of expanding AM capabilities into other materials, processes, and business segments. The opportunities for growth have revealed system limiting …
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Lietuvos baldų pramonės konkurencingumo įvertinimas /
This graduation work emphasis competitiveness issues and perspectives of Lithuanian furniture industry enterprises. Research object - Lithuanian furniture industry companies competitiveness. Research aim is to analyze Lithuanian furniture industry enterprises competitiveness, discover main forces …
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Absorptive capacity and innovative performance frameworks for SMEs : case studies from manufacturers in Indonesia
… in the manufacturing industry improve their competitive advantages and innovative performance by building the absorptive capacity. Absorptive capacity is a firm's ability to acquire, assimilate, and transform new knowledge and valuable information to upgrade its core capabilities in response …
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Evaluate innovative strategies leveraging existing USPS capabilities and resources to advance as a vital 21st century service organization
… must align with the firm's industry positioning, competitive resources, organizational capabilities and existing business conditions. This thesis will analyze the USPS positioning within the two Industries that it currently operates, and examine existing Postal Service resources, positioning and …
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The effect of conspecific support on the asymptotic properties of competing species
… demographics of the competing species or other competitive advantages. In this dissertation we consider the effect of conspecific support on the coexistence of species. We show that, even if the competing species have the same demographics and interaction, their coexistence can be destabilized …
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The impact of internal and external influences upon management practice adoption and strategic decision-making in growth oriented firms: an empirical investigation
… provide growth oriented firms with sustainable competitive advantages. The continued interest given to the small business sector by policy makers and academics can be attributed to the belief that these ventures will increasingly become the cornerstones of economic prosperity and wealth …
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