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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"sustained competitive advantage"”.
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Information technology and sustained competitive advantage : a research model for the effect of information technology on sustained competitive advantage and an empirical analysis
… (IT) to be a major factor for achieving sustained competitive advantage (SCA). The effect of IT on firm performance has been studied from two main perspectives: the market based perspective and the resource based view. The market based perspective emphasises market structure as the …
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Sustained competitive advantage using Industry 4.0 strategies: a case of UK infrastructure sector
… increase productivity and improve organisations competitiveness. Consequently, this research aims to conduct an evaluation of the UK infrastructure sector and their implementation of industry 4.0 strategies to improve processes and competitiveness. This research uses a qualitative approach, and …
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Resource-based view of social media as a source of sustained competitive advantage
… social media provides and how it can be used for competitive advantage. The resource-based-view of a firm suggests that resources that are rare, valuable, imperfectly imitable and non-substitutable can create sustained competitive advantage. This thesis uses the resource-based view of the firm …
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The influence during COVID-19 on strategy formulation for sustained competitive advantage of selected health care companies in Durban
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Specialising in Business Administration at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Decision-making and Strategic Management as Sources of Sustained Competitive Advantage in a High Cost Private Multi-campus University in México
… when developing a strategy that can achieve sustained competitive advantage in HEI: academic quality, professors, relationship with industry, enrollment of students, research and development, satisfaction of students, position among competitors, new technologies in education, facilities, good …
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The human resource based view of the firm : the development of a model and its empirical evaluation in the commercial banking industry of Bahrain
… of firms' resources and their relationship with sustained competitive advantage (SCA). The emphasis is on the Human Resource-Based View (HRBV) of the firm and the strategic and managerial conditions under which human resources are a potential source of SCA. The objectives can be stated more …
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Human Capital: The Importance of Staffing Levels
… has shown human capital can be a source of sustained competitive advantage. However, the majority of past human capital research has either used proxies of human capital or focused on human capital depletion (i.e., turnover). While these studies demonstrate the value of human capital, their …
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Link between sustainability and talent management in international companies /
… talent management practices to enhance both competitive advantage and sustainability simultaneously. It goes beyond traditional talent management, which focused on anticipating and strategically planning for human capital needs. The evolution of talent management has also challenged …
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Applying Critical Chain to improve the management of uncertainty in projects
In an ever intensifying global competitive market, the management of projects, particularly product development efforts, increasingly is one of the few areas which can produce a sustained competitive advantage. Firms that can bring products to market faster can extract higher initial margins, can …
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A Contemporary Examination of the Miles and Snow Strategic Typology Through the Lenses of Dynamic Capabilities and Ambidexterity
… strategic archetypes and important drivers of a sustained competitive advantage.</p> <p>The study of 503 diverse firms specifically finds that how an organization addresses it’s entrepreneurial, engineering, and administrative domains influences and helps to explain its resulting strategic …
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Organisational slack resources, the definitions and consequences for business flexibility and performance : an empirical investigation
… and subsequently the ability of slack to promote sustained competitive advantage is also identified. The major findings of this work are listed. 1. This work has developed and perfected a new research model that aids the investigation of the internal behaviours and consequences of Slack Resources. …
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Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) attempts to break the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, will it succeed? : an industry analysis framework applied
… (Porter 1979, 1) 2) "In order to cope with the competitive forces in an industry, there are three potentially successful generic strategic approaches to outperforming other firms in the industry: overall cost leadership, differentiation, and focus." (Porter 1980, 35) The results from the …
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The study of business relationships : a case study of the industrial textiles manufacturer
… contributing to the development and delivery of sustained competitive advantage in the paper machine clothing industry. The study incorporates a critique of literature from technology strategy, cross cultural management, and strategic management fields. The research questions, set by the author, …
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Combining capabilities: A resource based model of ICT advantage
… little is known about how ICT's may lead to competitive advantage. This thesis starts to inform this gap, by investigating how ICT's are combined with other organisational resources in the context of an exemplar organisation. The resource based view (RBV) is used as a framework to guide this …
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Inter-temporal Effect of Technological Capabilities on Firm Performance: a Longitudinal Study of the U.s. Computed Tomography Industry (1972-2002)
In this dissertation, I investigate how capabilities drive firm performance as an industry evolves. I show that in spite of significant research on firm capabilities, we do not understand whether technological capabilities continue to drive firm performance as an industry evolves or whether they …
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Establishing the potential for identifying Knowledge Transfer in Human Resource Recruitment and Selection practices: The perspective of academic staff at a university in the UAE
… developing firm specific skills that can deliver sustained competitive advantage. The relevance of human capital and its contribution to performance has been the centre of many academic discussions and debates over the decades.<br/>This thesis argues that combining ‘Recruitment and Selection’(R&S) …
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The Influence of Entrepreneurship Orientation on Omani SMEs’ Performance
… most crucial and reliable means of achieving a sustained competitive advantage in organizations. This is done through an ongoing process of highlighting new opportunities that arise now and then in a typical business environment. This study examines the impact of organizational culture (group, …
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How transformational leadership and advanced technologies foster radical innovation : the role of advanced training, organisational learning, innovative climate and capabilities in large firms
Radical innovation is a key enabler to sustained competitive advantage and long-term success of firms. Despite its importance, there is lack of understanding of what components of a firm are able to best promote this type of innovation in dynamic market environments. Drawing on the dynamic …