International Alliance of Green Hotels to Reach Sustainable Competitive Advantages

The higher education sector faces considerable competition around the world. Accordingly, universities need to make more efforts to increase their competitive advantages. This study aimed to empirically investigate the effect of organizational innovation (OI), knowledge management (KM), and strategic human resource management (SHRM), with a dependent variable of sustainable competitive advantages (SCAs), at Jordanian Universities. For this aim, a specially designed questionnaire has been distributed to study a convenience sample of 400 academic and administrative staff at Jordanian private and public universities, to obtain the required quantitative data. The study’s hypotheses were verified by Baron and Kenny’s mediation regression approach using the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of the study demonstrate that there is a significant positive relationship between the following pairs of variables: KM and SCA; SHRM and SCA; SHRM and OI; KM and OI; and OI and SCA, whereas OI was found to have a partial and indirect significant mediation impact on the direct relationship between KM and SHRM and universities (organizations) gaining SCAs. Finally, it was concluded that more attention needs to be paid to the OI aspect in organizations and to integrate it with KM and SHRM in a way that promotes SCAs. In addition, we propose that similar studies should be conducted in industries other than education or the education sector in different countries in a way that obtains generalized and representative results.

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Case Study on the Implementation of G Company’s Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility

Journal of Business and Economics ◽

10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/04.11.2020/002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 398-409

Author(s):

Lu Sun ◽

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Yuan-Yuan Huang ◽

Yi-Ling Luo

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Corporate Strategy ◽

Listed Company ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Industrial Economics ◽

Whole Process ◽

G Company ◽

Corporate Social ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages

Over the years, scholars have verified that corporate social responsibility activities can bring sustainable competitive advantages to enterprise, but few have studied how to apply the corporate social responsibility theoretical framework to corporate activities. This paper selects G company, a listed company in China, as the case. It is an excellent company rated as “five-star social responsibility fulfillment enterprise” by CFIE (China Federation of Industrial Economics) from 2014 to 2017, we explore the way of combining social responsibility activities with corporate strategy, so as to provide experience and reference for other companies in fulfilling social responsibility continuously. We found that G company took the R&D of green silicone material products as the main driving force to fulfill its social responsibility, and closely combines its core business activities with social responsibility activities, runs the concept of social responsibility through the whole process of production and operation, and strives to build a social responsibility management mechanism with the characteristics of company, thus bringing sustainable competitive advantages of enterprise.

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COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES FOR INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ENTITIES

Ukrainian Journal of Applied Economics ◽

10.36887/2415-8453-2019-4-46 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 411-418

Author(s):

Anna Orel

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Production ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Competitive Strategies ◽

Agricultural Producers ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Five Elements ◽

Definition Of ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽

Innovative Orientation

Introduction. Ensuring the sustainable development of domestic agricultural producers involves achieving and maintaining a sufficient level of economic efficiency and competitiveness for the implementation of expanded reproduction. This, first of all, implies the formation of an appropriate level of competitiveness through the creation of sustainable competitive advantages of products and manufacturers. This process is impossible without attracting investment resources and introducing innovations in order to create competitive advantages, strengthen market positions and increase the level of concentration of productive capital. The latter necessitates a comprehensive strategic planning, which would be based on the innovative orientation of investment activities. The purpose of the article is to form theoretical and methodological and applied principles of competitive strategies formation of innovation and investment development of agricultural production entities. Method (methodology). Methods of comparison, analysis, theoretical and logical generalization are applied in the course of research. The dialectical method of research became the methodological basis. Results. The author’s vision of the definition of “competitive strategy” is offered in the article. The classification of competitive strategies is developed. A model of a strategic rhombus is proposed as a theoretical basis for determining areas for improving the mechanisms of managing the competitiveness of agribusiness entities, which includes five elements: arena; conductor; differentiators; sequence; economic logic. The proposals of applied character concerning realization of competitive strategies of innovative-investment development of subjects of agricultural production are substantiated. Key words: competitive strategies, subjects of agricultural production; innovation and investment development; competitiveness management.

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Using structural equation modelling to assess the sustainable competitive advantages provided by the low-cost carrier model

Journal of Indian Business Research ◽

10.1108/jibr-12-2017-0260 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Vedant Singh ◽

S. Vaibhav ◽

Somesh Kr. Sharma

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modelling ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Structural Equation Models ◽

Low Cost ◽

Future Research ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Content Type ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Five Factors ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the dimensions of sustainable competitive advantages in the Indian low cost airlines.Design/methodology/approachThis study used structural equation modelling methods to identify the factors that significantly affect the sustainable competitive advantages enjoyed by Indian low-cost carriers (LCCs). Specifically, this study is based on the data from 208 airline experts that populate multiple structural equation models.FindingsResults indicate that indigenous efficiency, the LCCs perceptions of threat, dexterity, strategic persuasion and the LCC adopting an enabling role positively affect LCCs’ competitive advantages. These five factors were all correlated with each other. The results also show that relative to an LCC’s dexterity, indigenous efficiency is a stronger predictor of an LCC’s competitive advantages.Originality/valueThis study provides low-cost airlines with valuable information for designing effective strategies for obtaining competitive advantages in the LCC sector. To conclude the paper, the authors offer practical recommendations for managers and suggest some avenues for future research in this area.

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An Empirical Study on Green Innovation Strategy and Sustainable Competitive Advantages: Path and Boundary

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10103631 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 3631 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Baoshan Ge ◽

Yibing Yang ◽

Dake Jiang ◽

Yang Gao ◽

Xiaomin Du ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Environmental Uncertainty ◽

Reference Value ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Management Theory ◽

Innovation Strategy ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Green Innovation ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽

The Impact

Although green innovation strategy (GIS) is the driving force for the sustainable development of enterprises, while the strategy is implemented, an increased cost and a change in organizational routines will cause an organization to become fragile, and even affect the sustainable competitive advantages. So, the purpose of this paper is to explore the impact path of GIS on sustainable competitive advantages and the implementation boundary of GIS. To explain the impact path, we consider the concept of dynamic capabilities to be the mediator variable. To explain the implementation boundary of GIS, we systematically explore the relationships among GIS, dynamic capabilities and sustainable competitive advantages under different levels of environmental uncertainty. Based on 241 new Chinese green firms, the empirical results find that GIS helps enterprises to gain sustainable competitive advantages. However, in the process of strategy implementation, enterprises should choose appropriate methods according to different degrees of environmental uncertainty. In a low environmental uncertainty, dynamic capabilities play a full intermediary role between GIS and sustainable competitive advantages. However, in a high environmental uncertainty, dynamic capabilities have no mediating effect between GIS and sustainable competitive advantages. This study not only integrates green management theory and strategic management theory but also makes up for the deficiencies in research on these theories and has important reference value for enterprises that seek to carry out green innovation activities.

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Leading Innovation: the theoretical basis and connotation

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202021403028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 214 ◽

pp. 03028

Author(s):

Haibing Liu ◽

Lei Yang

Keyword(s):

Corporate Strategy ◽

Social Value ◽

Social Progress ◽

Human Society ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Positive Interaction ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

Innovation Culture ◽

Social Interests ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages

The concept of Leading Innovation is tentatively defined from four dimensions: Value, Attitude, Effect and Driving (VERD). The value orientation of innovation-leading is beyond the satisfaction of enterprises’ own interests and values. It is committed to the dual balance between enterprises’ own interests and the promotion of social interests, and attaches more importance to the realization of their own interests during the process of promoting social progress. Leading Innovation leads innovation to a higher level, which requires a stronger sense of social responsibility as the guidance, in an innovative way to “guide, leading” the choice and implementation of corporate strategy, so as to achieve positive interaction between the value of enterprise benefits and social value, promote the progress of human society; In addition to building sustainable competitive advantages of enterprises, the effect of innovation-leading is more important because of its contribution to industrial technology and social progress; The driving force of innovation is innovation culture.

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External and Internal Knowledge in Organizations

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-931-1.ch029 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 298-307

Author(s):

Rafael Andreu ◽

Sandra Sieber

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Learning Trajectories ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽

Over Time ◽

Internal Knowledge

In this article we discuss how knowledge and learning contribute to developing sustainable competitive advantages in firms. We argue that effective knowledge management (KM) initiatives for this purpose should support appropriate learning initiatives (which we define in terms of learning trajectories [LTs] of individuals and groups within the firm) in order to ensure that knowledge needs are adequately covered over time.

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Sources of Market Pioneer Advantages: The Case of Industrial Goods Industries

Journal of Marketing Research ◽

10.1177/002224378802500109 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 87-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 71

Author(s):

William T. Robinson

Keyword(s):

Cross Section ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Industrial Market ◽

Market Shares ◽

Broad Cross Section ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages

In a broad cross-section of industrial goods businesses, market pioneers tend to have substantially higher market shares than late entrants. A stronger product in relation to competitors’ products and certain industry characteristics help explain these pioneer share advantages. Though pioneering a new industrial market is not easy, the findings indicate that many pioneers develop important and sustainable competitive advantages.

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A resource based view to small firms' sustainable competitive advantages: A case of Iranian small firms

Management Science Letters ◽

10.5267/j.msl.2012.06.023 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (6) ◽

pp. 1981-1990 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ali Reza Babakhan ◽

Mohammad Reza Fareghian ◽

Mahmoud Seijani

Keyword(s):

Small Firms ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Resource Based View ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages

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Resource Integration, Reconfiguration, and Sustainable Competitive Advantages: The Differences between Traditional and Emerging Industries

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11020551 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 551 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hongjia Ma ◽

Qing Sun ◽

Yang Gao ◽

Yuan Gao

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Organizational Learning ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Resource Integration ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Emerging Industries ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantages ◽

Resource Reconfiguration ◽

The Empirical Analysis

Emerging industries bear great difference from traditional industries. It is valuable to explore the effectiveness of different resource management methods in the two industries. Based on this, the purposes of this paper are first to define and distinguish two core resource management methods (i.e., resource integration and resource reconfiguration), and second to research the different impact paths of resource integration and resource reconfiguration on the sustainable competitive advantages in different industries. Primarily, in order to achieve these purposes, this paper explores the generation path of resource integration and resource reconfiguration from the perspective of organizational learning; secondly, the empirical analysis method is applied to examine the different influences between resource integration and resource reconfiguration on sustainable competitive advantages. Based on 208 samples in traditional industries and 220 samples in emerging industries, the results show that resource integration and resource reconfiguration are the consequence of organizational learning. In traditional industries, resource integration and resource reconfiguration have a positive impact on sustainable competitive advantages, respectively, resulting in a “concerto effect” on sustainable competitive advantages. While, in emerging industries, though resource integration has a positive impact on sustainable competitive advantages, however, there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between resource reconfiguration and sustainable competitive advantages. In such a situation, the “concerto effect” disappeared. This paper not only reveals the uniqueness of different resource management methods in different industries but also enriches the applications of resource management theories in different situations.

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