Can competitive intelligence lead to a sustainable competitive advantage?

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henneth D. Cory ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage

scholarly journals EFFECT OF SUCCESSION MANAGEMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agwu Kalu Ukairo ◽  
Chika George Igwesi ◽  
Mathew Chiedu Ijeh
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Succession Management ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Operational Life

Many prominent and even internationally acclaimed business organizations have gone into extinction due to succession management challenges, notwithstanding their richly endowed financial and material resources. Succession management ensures seamless transition of managerial decision making of a firm to the next generation when the owner is no longer part of the business. The study investigated the effect of succession management on sustainability of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in South East, Nigeria. However, the specific objectives were to ascertain the effect of competitive intelligence on the growth of SMEs; and to determine the effect of technological advancements on competitive advantage of SMEs in South East Nigeria. The study is anchored on Elgar’s Performance Theory of organization and the Resource Based Firm theory which emphasizes that the physical, organizational strategies, financial and human resources have the potential to provide firms with sustainable competitive advantage. The study adopted the survey research method, making use of structured questionnaire as instruments for data collection. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and the simple linear regression. It was found that succession management through well-conceived competitive intelligence positively affected the growth of SMEs; technological advancements positively affected competitive advantage of SMEs. It was, therefore, concluded that succession management through competitive intelligence and technological advancement positively affected the sustainability of SMEs through firm growth and competitive advantage. The study recommended that for SMEs to be sustained and enhance its operational life span, effective succession management should be adopted growth and competitive advantage. The study recommended that for SMEs to be sustained and enhance its operational life span, effective succession management should be adopted. JEL: B10; A02; C06 <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0851/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Competitive intelligence and developing sustainable competitive advantage

AD-minister ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 173-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Seyyed Amiri ◽  
◽  
Said Shirkavand ◽  
Mahjabin Chalak ◽  
Niloufar Rezaeei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Determinants of sustainable competitive advantage from resource-based view: implications for hotel industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Sazzad Hossain ◽  
Kashif Hussain ◽  
Suresh Kannan ◽  
Sree Kala Kunju Raman Nair
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Strategic Flexibility ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Culture ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study examines the relationship between absorptive capacity, team culture, competitive intelligence awareness and entrepreneurial behavior with strategic flexibility and sustainable competitive advantage and further investigates the moderating influence of innovativeness on the relationship between strategic flexibility and sustainable competitive advantage in the hotel industry.Design/methodology/approachThe current study applied a quantitative research method to collect data from five-star and luxury hotel management staff in Malaysia, using questionnaire surveys. A total of 550 questionnaires were distributed, and the researcher received 457 valid questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using the SEM (structural equation modeling) analytical technique.FindingsThe salient findings of this research are (1) absorptive capacity, team culture and competitive intelligence awareness have a significant impact on strategic flexibility and sustainable competitive advantage, (2) entrepreneurial behavior has an insignificant effect on strategic flexibility and sustainable competitive advantage, (3) strategic flexibility has a significant impact on sustainable competitive advantage, (4) innovativeness actively moderates on the relationship between strategic flexibility and sustainable competitive advantage.Research limitations/implicationsThe study described here introduces a sustainable competitive advantage as a new and dynamic approach to explore how its outcomes or performance can be enhanced in the hotel industry. The outcomes of sustainable competitive advantage can help the long-term survival of hotels.Originality/valueThe present study suggests and explains the role of sustainable competitive advantage in the hotel industry and offers new insights into the competitive hotel industry's gaps and weaknesses.

scholarly journals Sustainable Management Activities: A Study on the Relations between Technology Commercialization Capabilities, Sustainable Competitive Advantage, and Business Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7913
Author(s):  
Joon-ho Kim ◽  
Bong-ihn Seok ◽  
Hyun-ju Choi ◽  
Seung-hye Jung ◽  
Jong-pil Yu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Technology Commercialization ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

This study investigates the effects of sustainable management activities (knowledge management activities, quality management activities, and competitive intelligence activities) on technology commercialization capabilities, sustainable competitive advantage, and business performance. In addition, it examines the effects of technology commercialization capabilities on sustainable competitive advantage and business performance as well as the effects of sustainable competitive advantage on business performance. We surveyed 409 global firms for 30 days from 1 October 2018 to 30 October 2018 and performed a structural equation model analysis on the data collected. We limited the scope of the survey to employees working at the level of team leader or above in the R&D department. The results showed that quality management activities and competitive intelligence activities have a statistically significant positive effect on technology commercialization capabilities and quality management activities, competitive intelligence activities, and technology commercialization capabilities have a statistically significant positive effect on sustainable competitive advantage. Additionally, sustainable competitive advantage has a statistically significant positive effect on business performance.

scholarly journals Competitive Intelligence and Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the Hotel Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Casado Salguero ◽  
Manuel Fernández Gámez ◽  
Ignacio Aldeanueva Fernández ◽  
Daniel Ruíz Palomo
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Current State ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Competitive intelligence (CI) is a business tool within strategic management, and it is gaining significance as a process that enables companies to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. This study explores the current state of CI in the Spanish hotel industry. For this purpose, a path model has been developed which empirically investigates the relationship between CI use and its backgrounds. The results obtained suggest that environmental and organizational characteristics affect CI effort, and in turn, CI effort affects CI use. This study provides theoretical and practical implications to help managers develop sustainable competitive advantages through the potential that CI offers within the hotel industry.

The Knowledge Creation Organization: The Case of Alphana

2012 ◽  
pp. 78-90
Author(s):  
Thang Nguyen Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Future

Knowledge and the capability to create and utilize knowledge today are consid- ered to be the most important sources of a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage. This paper aims to advance understanding of the knowledge creation of firm in Vietnam by studying Alphanam Company. The case illustrates how knowledge- based management pursues a vision for the future based on ideals that consider the relationships of people in society. The finding shows that the case succeeded because of their flexibility and mobility to keep meeting to the changing needs of the customers or stakeholders. The paper also provided some suggestions for future research to examine knowledge-based management of the companies in a different industry segments and companies originating in other countries

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