scholarly journals How Value Network-Based Co-Inovation Contribute in Competitive Advantage

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-90
Author(s):  
Maryono Maryono ◽  
Imam Ghozali ◽  
Amie Kusumawardhani ◽  
Mahelan Prabantariksa
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Value Network ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
A Value ◽  
Relational Capabilities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to develop a comprehensive integrated model which helps in explaining the impact of value chain integration’s (VCI)’s and relational capability impact on co-innovation in a network and competitive advantage. It also explores the role of value network-based co-innovation as a mediator in the relationship between supply chain integration and competitive advantage, and in the relationship between relational capabilities and competitive advantage of a housing bank sector. The study suggests that firm gains competitive advantage by utilizing value chain integration and relational capability. It is argued here that co-innovation based on value network has mediating role to create competitive advantage. The paper provides a discussion and implication on where value lies and how value is co-created in network of interdependent relationship and illustrate this by sketching a value map in network relationship and possible innovations that can be co-created in housing bank ecosystem. The study involved a single government owned bank located in different cities, therefore the results should be generalized cautiously. This paper constitutes an attempt to stimulate efforts and provide directions on the further conceptual development of value network-based co-innovation (VNBC). The newly developed measure of VNBC and CA exempt from past conceptual streams of the determinant of CA, could be used for valid measurements in future empirical studies in the field of strategic management. The paper provides a practical implications for managers to identify value and utilize new way of analyzing value-chain to create co-innovation within housing bank ecosystem. It also allows manager to practicing relational capability which gives the most impact to competitive advantage..

scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF LOGISTICS CLUSTERS AND EFFICIENCY OF ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES

2019 ◽  
pp. 351-361
Author(s):  
Robert DMUCHOWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
A Value ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Scale Range ◽  
Logistics Activity ◽  
The Impact

In Poland, Europe and worldwide, business strategies are implemented to ensure economic growth as a result of the impact of innovation and regional competitiveness. One of the effective and already proven methods of this strategy is building a competitive advantage based on the development of regional clusters. In their operations, clusters use the benefits of agglomeration, scale, range as well as local facilities resulting from production processes and distribution of knowledge. The concept of logistics clusters perfectly fits the aims of business clusters. The efficiency of logistics processes is perceived through the prism of cluster’s efficiency and effectiveness; the cluster philosophy can be used in logistics activities in order to seek optimization of its processes. Combining a cluster project with a logistics activity is one of the ways to improve competitiveness. Logistics clusters have the ability of a wider use of solutions developed by individual companies forming a cluster as well as solutions developed by companies from other sectors with which such enterprises cooperate. It is possible due to the development of innovative solutions in customer service, based on the experienceand cooperation of enterprises which can be considered as logistic and entities from other sectors of economy. The emergence of logistics clusters is stimulated by processes of internationalization and liberalization of material and capital flows, permanent search for new sources of competitive advantage, e. g. by optimizing logistics processes leading to cost reduction and by minimizing development disproportions of EU regions. The influence of market environment and existing trends causes that the analysis of a value chain and its network of connections as well as the course of processes should lead to a stage of selecting the most beneficial structures of this chain and the sequence of processes in this chain (Obłój, 1998, p. 215). As a consequence, logistics clusters including, for example, companies from freight-transportation-logistics (FTL) industry, will be looking for more effective ways of functioning. While examining the impact of logistics processes implemented in cluster initiatives on company’s financial results, it is necessary to determine the share of logistics costs in total costs and their impact on other areas of this company.

scholarly journals The drivers influencing the relationship between sales representatives and customers and the impact this relationship has on sales volume within Coca-Cola’s Western Cape region

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Herbst ◽  
C. L. Forrest
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Relationship Marketing ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Sales Representative ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Sales Representatives ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Companies within the FMCG sector are continually trying to create value from their brands by increasing their margins and/or selling more of their products. Taking cost out of the value chain gives the company a competitive advantage, but this advantage is short lived as competitors also reduce costs. Differentiating a product through enhanced features and benefits also provides a competitive advantage, but is also subject to imitation by rivals. As competition increases, companies are looking for new avenues to differentiate themselves. Relationship marketing has, as a result, increased its prevalence as a competitive tool to provide that point of difference.This research investigated the factors that influence the relationships between a Coca-Cola sales representative and his/her customers within the Cape Town region.This article was developed after studying literature as it pertained to customer relationship marketing. From the literature the foundation blocks in developing buyer-seller relationships were studied. The research methodology tested the impact of certain factors on the ability to build a relationship between buyer and seller and then tested the validity of those answers using underlying determinants of a relationship. These determinants included the ability to communicate, the ability to trust, the degree of loyalty and the ability to influence a customer.The response to the questionnaires was extremely high (over 95%) and provided for a robust evaluation of data. The research showed that there was a positive correlation between the profile of a sales representative and a customer. It is easier for a sales representative to build a relationship with a customer who is a similar age. It is however easier for the sales representative to influence a younger customer. Gender plays no role in a sales representative’s ability to build a relationship. With respect to education, a stronger relationship exists between a customer and sales representative of a similar education. Again it is easier for a representative to influence a customer who has a lower level of education. Race does have an impact on the ability to build relationships. The research showed that an African sales representative should service an African customer. There was a positive link between matching sales representatives and customers who come from similar areas and have the same religion. There was no correlation between the degree of the relationship that a Coca-Cola sales representative in the Western Cape region has with a customer and the sales growth within the outlets. This final conclusion must be read in the context of the relative high market share that the Coca-Cola Company has in the Western Cape.

scholarly journals Does Intellectual Capital Spur Sustainable Competitive Advantage and Sustainable Growth?: A Study of Chinese and Pakistani Firms

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402199670
Author(s):  
Yuqiu Lu ◽  
Guowei Li ◽  
Zhe Luo ◽  
Muhammad Anwar ◽  
Yunju Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Chinese Firms ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Steered by the resource-based view theory, this study scrutinizes the impact of the dimensions of Intellectual Capital (IC)—human capital, structural capital, and relational capital (RC)—on sustainable growth (SG) with the mediating role of Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA). We gathered data from 2010 to 2017 of 90 listed firms of China and Pakistan, respectively, and applied EVIEWS. The results indicate that IC plays a significant role in the SG of Chinese and Pakistani firms. IC has a significant influence on differentiation strategy (DS) in Chinese firms whereas only RC has an insignificant influence on DS in Pakistani firms. IC has a significant influence on cost leadership strategy (CLS) in Pakistani firms whereas structural and RC have an insignificant influence on the SG of Chinese firms. In terms of the mediating role, DS partially mediates the relationship between IC and SG in Pakistani firms while it only fully mediates the path between RC and SG in Chinese firms. CLS partially mediates the relationship between IC and SG in Chinese firms while it fully mediates the association between human capital and SG in Pakistani firms. This study recommends Chinese and Pakistani firms to encourage investment in IC to gain SCA and SG in the turbulent markets. To concise, this research advises Chinese firms to invest a satisfactory amount in human capital as compared with structural and RC. However, Pakistani firms should focus on IC to gain SCA and SG.

scholarly journals Market Orientation on Tourism Service Performance: The Mediating Role of E-Marketing

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Chavindi B. Paranage ◽  
F. B. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Tourism Service ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Aims: In modern turbulent marketplace market orientation is considered a business culture that facilitates firms in achieving sustainable competitive advantage by creating superior customer value and it links to the business performance. With the increasing use of technology in the marketing activities of all types of organizations, it is important to know the extent to which electronic marketing mediates the impact of market orientation in turn, related to firm performance. The aim of this study is to find out “The inter-relationship between market orientation and e-marketing in order to investigate alternative mechanisms through which both contribute to tourism services performance of selected tourist hotels in Badulla area”. Study Design: Direct and indirect effects of market orientation on tourism service performance are examined using survey method. Primary data were collected from a sample of 156 tourism firms located in Badulla area. Location of those tourists’ firms are mainly falling into four divisional secretariat areas. From 2019 March to July. Methodology: The collected data has been analyzed by using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis. Results: The findings indicate that market orientation is found to contribute to performance through a dual mechanism in that it contributes both directly and indirectly, through e-marketing, to the relationship. And there is a high level of market orientation, e-marketing, and tourism service performance of tourist hotels in Badulla area. Results showed that there is strong positive relationship between market orientation, e-marketing and tourism service performance. Further there is a significant positive impact on market orientation, e-marketing and tourism service performance. The mediation effects observed suggests that e-marketing is playing a partial mediating role in the relationship in between market orientation and tourism service performance of tourist hotels. Conclusion: The results indicate that academics and managers should consider the inter-relationships between multiple sources of competitive advantage when looking for explanations of services performance and particularly, tourism services.

scholarly journals The effect of intellectual capital on competitive advantage: The mediating role of innovation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1331-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulya Obeidat ◽  
Bader Obeidat ◽  
Ala’aldin Alrowwad ◽  
Muhammad Alshurideh ◽  
Ra'ed Masa'deh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Radical Innovation ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of intellectual capital on the achievement of competitive advantage in organizations. It also aims to explore the mediating impact of innovation on the relationship between intellectual capital and the achievement of competitive advantage. To meet the study’s goals, the researchers reviewed the relevant literature. The researchers also provide definitions for intellectual capital and innovation. They also identified the dimensions of intellectual capital (i.e. structural, human and relational capital). The study identified the types of innovation (incremental and radical innovation) and found that intellectual capital significantly influences on the achievement of competitive advantage. Moreover, the study found that innovation has a mediating influence on the relationship between intellectual capital and the achievement of a competitive advantage.

scholarly journals The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Competitive Advantage through the Mediation Role of Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reem Mohamed Ismaeil El-Masry ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This paper aims to develop a framework for the entrepreneurial orientation in Egypt to cope with the required level of competitive advantage to be achieved by SMEs in the Egyptian context through the mediating role of sustainability. This illustration will be tackling every dimension of entrepreneurial orientation, Sustainability, and competitive advantage. Then the relationship between the three variables will be tested and examined. Literature and prior studies related to this field are reviewed to construct the research hypotheses which state that there is a significant relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and sustainability, there is a significant relationship between sustainability and competitive advantage, Sustainability mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and competitive advantage. These hypotheses will be tested throughout the research study. Primary data is collected from entrepreneurs of Egyptian SMEs in the food and beverage sector using a quantitative approach (Questionnaire). The data collected is analyzed and then the results of the analysis and findings are demonstrated by the end of the research with some recommendations to Egyptian SMEs to enhance their competitive advantages.

Chinese brand–individual values congruity and willingness of consumers from other countries to use positive word of mouth

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xi Chen ◽  
Qing Fang ◽  
Zhenyuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Brand Commitment ◽  
Positive Word ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Values ◽  
Word Of Mouth Communication ◽  
Positive Word Of Mouth ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Congruity of brand and individual values is the degree of fit or similarity between consumers' personal values and the perceived values of a certain brand. In this study, we took Huawei as the test brand and investigated 525 consumers in 30 countries to examine whether congruity of brand and individual values influences consumer word-of-mouth communication in an international context. The results show that (a) brand commitment played a mediating role in the effect of brand–individual values congruity on word of mouth, (b) the consistency of a brand's practices and its values (brand behavior congruity) moderated the relationship between brand–individual values congruity and the consumers' brand commitment, and (c) brand behavior congruity moderated the mediating role of brand commitment in the relationship between values congruity and positive word of mouth. Our findings provide insight into the impact of values congruity for consumers.

Social comparison orientation and mental health: The mediating role of psychological capital

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoliang Yang ◽  
Zhihua Wang ◽  
Weijiong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Comparison Orientation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Little is known about the relationship between social comparison orientation and mental health, especially in the psychological capital context. We proposed a theoretical model to examine the impact of ability- and opinion-based social comparison orientation on mental health using data from 304 undergraduates. We also examined the mediating effect of the four psychological capital components of hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism in the relationship between social comparison orientation and mental health. Results show that an ability (vs. opinion) social comparison orientation was negatively (vs. positively) related to the psychological capital components. Further, the resilience and optimism components of psychological capital fully mediated the social comparison orientation–mental health relationship. Our findings indicate that psychological capital should be considered in the promotion of mental health, and that the two social comparison orientation types have opposite effects on psychological capital.

The impact of Guanxi on Chinese managers' transactional decisions: A study of Taiwanese SMEs

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-222
Author(s):  
William Li Chang ◽  
Peirchyi Lii
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Important Impact ◽  
Guanxi Network ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Chinese Managers

Guanxi is an important source of competitive advantage; managers in Chinese enterprises have especially placed enormous emphasis on it. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between managers' initiative toward a Guanxi formation and their transactional decisions within the network. Findings of this study suggest that managers' initiative in setting up a Guanxi network has important impact on their perceptions toward members in the network; and in turn, the perception has an impact on their transactional decisions within the Guanxi network. More specifically, managers would employ relational mark-down and compensatory mark-up to differentiate Guanxi members from non-Guanxi members in making transactional decisions.

scholarly journals Gene regulation contributes to explain the impact of early life socioeconomic disadvantage on adult inflammatory levels in two cohort studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Carmeli ◽  
Zoltán Kutalik ◽  
Pashupati P. Mishra ◽  
Eleonora Porcu ◽  
Cyrille Delpierre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Gene Regulation ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Socioeconomic Disadvantage ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIndividuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood have a higher rate of inflammation-related diseases decades later. Little is known about the mechanisms linking early life experiences to the functioning of the immune system in adulthood. To address this, we explore the relationship across social-to-biological layers of early life social exposures on levels of adulthood inflammation and the mediating role of gene regulatory mechanisms, epigenetic and transcriptomic profiling from blood, in 2,329 individuals from two European cohort studies. Consistently across both studies, we find transcriptional activity explains a substantive proportion (78% and 26%) of the estimated effect of early life disadvantaged social exposures on levels of adulthood inflammation. Furthermore, we show that mechanisms other than cis DNA methylation may regulate those transcriptional fingerprints. These results further our understanding of social-to-biological transitions by pinpointing the role of gene regulation that cannot fully be explained by differential cis DNA methylation.

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