scholarly journals Sustainable Operations Management Practices and Competitive Advantage of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rehema Swalehe ◽  
Stephen Odock ◽  
Gituro Wainaina
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Sustainable Operations Management

Sustainable Operations Management refers to strategies, actions, and techniques that support operational policies in achieving environmental and economic objectives. This paper focuses on examining the effect of Sustainable Operations Management Practices on the competitive advantage of manufacturing firms in Kenya. Despite the importance of green innovation to green issues and success in the business, a review of studies revealed limited information in connection to the strategic role played by sustainable operations technologies. This paper adopted a positivist philosophy to the development of knowledge and used a cross-sectional survey research design. The population sample consisted of 903 manufacturing firms registered with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers. A sample size of 277 was calculated using Slovin’s formula, and a sample of 300 was used to cater for non-response. Primary data was collected. Validity and reliability were also tested and finally, data was analyzed using covariance-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed that Sustainable Operations Management Practices have a significant influence on a firm’s competitive advantage. The main conclusion was that Sustainable Operations Management Practices lead to minimized operating costs, enhanced satisfaction of employees, and environmental improvement leading to competitive advantage. The paper recommends the implementation of Sustainable Operations Management Practices by manufacturing firms since it comes with some advantages. The findings of the paper are relevant to the advancement of environmental policy and practices. It also adds knowledge by providing theoretical underpinning, conceptual and methodological references.

Impact of a firm's commitment to learning and open-mindedness on its organizational innovation among Russian manufacturing firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-569
Author(s):  
Igor Dukeov ◽  
Jukka-Pekka Bergman ◽  
Pia Heilmann ◽  
Andrey Nasledov
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Transition Economy ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
General Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeDuring the last decade, a firm's ability to innovate has gained substantial attention in the literature devoted to innovation and strategic management. This study aims at discussing on what is the relationship of a firm's commitment to learn and its open-mindedness with its activity in introducing organizational innovations. The data collection was carried out in Russia. In order to make the research more specific, the organizational innovation is broken down into two subtypes, namely innovation in management practices and innovation in workplace organization.Design/methodology/approachThe study is grounded on the data obtained by the surveying of 123 Russian top managers working in manufacturing firms. The structural equation modeling was approached in order to investigate the impact of a firm's commitment to learn and open-mindedness on its organizational innovation.FindingsThe results indicate that the commitment to learn and the open-mindedness have considerable impact on organizational innovation activity in a firm. The findings also provide evidence that both the investigated subtypes of organizational innovation are positively influenced by commitment to learn and open-mindedness, though the degree of that influence differs.Originality/valueThe literature traditionally focuses mostly on the technological type of innovation leaving the organizational innovation covered by scarce research. In this respect the study contributes to the theory of organizational innovation by elaborating its relations with organizational learning dimensions. Apart from the investigation on the research question at a general level, the study explores the specific context related to the manifestation of phenomenon in a transition economy of Russia.

scholarly journals Antecedents of Sustainable Performance in Manufacturing Organizations: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 897
Author(s):  
Noor Ullah Khan ◽  
Wenya Wu ◽  
Roselina Binti Ahmad Saufi ◽  
Nur Ain Ayunni Sabri ◽  
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Sustainability is integral for organizations to manage environmental issues. Environmental awareness among stakeholders builds pressure on manufacturers to adopt green human resource management practices (GHRMPs), environmental management system (EMS), and foster organizational citizenship behavior for the environment (OCBE) to improve sustainable performance (SP). This study investigates the mediating effects of OCBE and EMS on the relationship between GHRMP and SP among ISO14001-certified manufacturing firms and SP. The quantitative design employed, and data of 227 respondents were analyzed via the SEM technique using AMOS 24™. Thus, findings revealed that GHRMP is positively related to SP, while OCBE and EMS partially mediated the relationship between GHRMP and SP among ISO14001-certified Malaysian manufacturing firms. This study makes novel academic and practical contributions to green HRM, organizational behavior, and sustainable performance. However, this study also has some limitations.

scholarly journals The Effect of Enterprise Risk Management on Ameliorating Competitive Advantage: A Cross-Sectional Study of Software Houses in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2525-2543
Author(s):  
Sameeta Javaid ◽  
Faheem Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Enterprise Risk Management ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Enterprise Risk

In the current dynamic environment, organizations need a more anticipatory and effective risk management system. Implementing the holistic Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process will perceive, analyze, and assess risks as they must be regarded from the entire enterprise’s perspective. The research aims to empirically analyze the effect of ERM practices on the Competitive Advantage (CA) and examine the moderating role of Organizational Culture (OC) in the Software industry of Pakistan. The primary data were obtained from 250 respondents through the questionnaire method. The validity and reliability were analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling Analysis, PLS Algorithm, and Bootstrapping. The results show that the implementation of ERM has a significant effect on firms’ competitive advantage. The analysis supports the hypothesis and identifies the positive moderating effect of organizational culture in carrying out ERM programs, which can enhance organizational competitiveness. This study is useful for managers to help them in the planning and decision-making phase so that they can act responsibly in a rapidly changing environment and consider organizational culture as one of the key factors of the ERM program that helps accomplish organizational competitiveness.

scholarly journals Sustainable Competitive Advantage Driven by Big Data Analytics and Innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6784
Author(s):  
Muawia Ramadan ◽  
Hana Shuqqo ◽  
Layalee Qtaishat ◽  
Hebaa Asmar ◽  
Bashir Salah
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Big data analytics (BDA) is one of the main pillars of Industry 4.0. It has become a promising tool for supporting the competitive advantages of firms by enhancing data-driven performance. Meanwhile, the scarcity of resources on a worldwide level has forced firms to consider sustainable-based performance as a critical issue. Additionally, the literature confirms that BDA and innovation can enhance firms’ performance, leading to competitive advantage. However, there is a lack of studies that examine whether or not BDA and innovation alone can sustain a firm’s competitive advantage. Drawing on previous studies and dynamic capability theory, this study proposes that big data analytics capabilities (BDAC), supported by a high level of data availability (DA), can improve innovation capabilities (IC) and, hence, lead to the development of a sustainable competitive advantage (SCA). This study examines the proposed hypotheses by surveying 117 manufacturing firms and analyzing responses via partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) statistical software. Findings reveal that BDAC relies significantly on the degree of DA and has a significant role in increasing IC. Furthermore, the analysis confirms that IC has a significant and direct effect on a firm’s SCA, while BDAC has no direct effect on SCA. This study provides valuable insights for manufacturing firms to improve their sustainable business performance and theoretical and practical insights into BDA implementation issues in attaining sustainability in processes.

scholarly journals The Relation among Organizational Culture, Knowledge Management, and Innovation Capability: Its Implication for Open Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Long Lam ◽  
Phuong Nguyen ◽  
Nga Le ◽  
Khoa Tran
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Innovation Capability

It is widely acknowledged that enhancing innovation capability is an inevitable requirement for the survival and sustainable growth of firms operating in the information technology sector. Therefore, this study was conducted to explore the relationship among organizational culture, knowledge management and innovation capability in the open innovation environment to provide useful suggestions and recommendations for managerial practices within the high-tech industry. Primary data collected from 182 high-tech firm’s representatives were processed by using the Structural Equation Modeling approach. The results showed that knowledge management was strongly correlated with innovation capability. The positively significant relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management was also confirmed. Overall, the findings suggest that an open innovation culture of an organization in which mutual trust, collaboration and learning are promoted by supportive and participative leaders is more likely to increase the efficiency of knowledge management practices; thus, eventually lead to enhanced innovation capability of the firm.

scholarly journals The Impact of Knowledge Management Practices on Supply Chain Quality Management and Competitive Advantages

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reihaneh Azizi ◽  
Meysam Maleki ◽  
Mohsen Moradi-Moghadam ◽  
Virgilio Cruz-Machado
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Achieving competitive advantage enables an organization to create a defensible position against its competitors. It also allows organizations to differentiate themselves from competitors. This study aims to investigate impact of knowledge management practices on supply chain quality management and competitive advantage in Alyaf Company, Iran. This research is functional in purpose and data gathering and data analysis is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population is consists of 25 company executives and experts in the supply chain of Alyaf Company; opinions of 68 of its members were used as a selective sample identified by simple random sampling method. Primary data was collected through questionnaire and structural equation modeling was used to assess relationships between variables. The results of structural equation modeling show a positive and significant causal relationship between knowledge management practices and supply chain quality management. Direct relationship between knowledge management and competitive advantage was not confirmed but the relationship between these two variables was confirmed indirectly.

STRATEGI PENINGKATAN KEUNGGULAN BERSAING IKM: PERAN PEMBELAJARAN ORGANISASI DAN INOVASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Edi Sugiono ◽  
Suryono Efendi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Medium Enterprises

This study aims to analyze the role of organizational learning and innovation in improving the competitive advantage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Mojokerto area. The study was conducted using primary data obtained from the distribution of questionnaires. In total, there were 100 IKM leaders in Mojokerto who became the respondents in this study. Hypothesis testing is done by using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (SEM-PLS). The results of the study show that organizational learning and innovation have a positive and significant effect on improving SMEs’ competitive advantage. The results of this study also prove that innovation can mediate the relationship between organizational learning and SMEs’ competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Driving Competitive Advantage: The Role of Strategic Entrepreneurship in Textile Manufacturing Firms in Lagos State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Egwakhe A. J. ◽  
Tijani O. O. ◽  
Akinlabi H. B. ◽  
Egwuonwu T. K.
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Strategic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Textile Manufacturing ◽  
Lagos State

The paper argued that the challenges experienced in Nigerian textile manufacturing firms resulted from weak strategic entrepreneurship leading to alarming decline in the industry’s performance. Thus, investigated competitive advantage nexus with strategic entrepreneurship (strategic flexibility, adaptability, innovation, strategic leadership, risk taking and dynamic capabilities) as proxies in Lagos State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey research design was used and primary data collected. The adapted questionnaire validity was established through confirmatory factor analysis while the reliability was ascertained through internal consistency test. The population consists of 253 senior management staff and total enumeration was used. A total of 253 copies of the questionnaire were administered but 237 copies reverted. Descriptive statistics, exploratory analysis and structural equation model were utilized to analyse the data.

How organizational green culture influences green performance and competitive advantage

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 666-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao-Hung Wang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Green Performance

PurposeGrowing public concern about the natural environment is rapidly transforming the competitive landscape and forcing firms to adopt green innovation strategies. Many manufacturing firms have recognized the concept of green innovation, though there has been relatively little research on considerations of its driver and effect. The purpose of this paper is to empirically develop and test a theoretical model that analyzes how organizational green culture (OGC) influences green performance and competitive advantage. Specifically, this model explains how green innovation mediates these relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe paper collected data from 327 manufacturing firms of different industry sectors in Taiwan. Structural equation modeling with AMOS 11 software was applied to analyze the data. Data on specific environmental innovation issues at the firm level are not usually available from published sources, so this paper uses a questionnaire. The questionnaire is developed based on the literature.FindingsThe findings of this paper suggest that OGC significantly predicted green performance and competitive advantage, respectively. Moreover, the results show that both green innovation completely mediates between OGC and green performance, and that it has a partially mediating effect on the relationship between organization green culture and competitive advantage under environmental pressure.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has some limitations that point to the future lines of research. Perhaps, the biggest limitation of the study is that the data are from a single country, which may hamper generalization. This study is also limited in that it is based on cross-sectional data. A final limitation is the origin of organizational culture vs employee attitude culture.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the existing literature on organizational culture and innovation by considering green environmental concerns, which have not been empirically explored. This study also offers a unique theoretical argument describing the relationships by considering the mediating effect of green innovation strategy.

scholarly journals Model Proses Bisnis ERP, Pengendalian Manajemen dan Keunggulan Kompetitif

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nawawi ◽  
Dabella Yunia
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Erp Implementation

This study aims to provide empirical evidence about the ERP business process model of competitive advantage. In particular, this study investigates the mediating effect of management control on the relationship between ERP implementation and competitive advantage.The empirical analysis in this study is based on primary data obtained from a survey of managers of 50 manufacturing companies with a response rate of 33.67%.This research was conducted with a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach method with testing tools using partial least squares (PLS).Directly, these findings suggest ERP implementation has a positive impact on a firm's competitive advantage, by increasing innovation opportunities that involve building greater capacity that creates long-term benefit opportunities and sustainable competitive advantage.The use of informal controls tends to be more integrated with information systems in producing higher quality information to support decision making so as to mediate the positive effect of ERP implementation in increasing the company's competitive advantage.Meanwhile, formal control cannot be a good mediator when it is not accompanied by the addition of other business attributes.

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