scholarly journals Linking Social Capital, Business Environment, Product Innovation, and Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maretta Ginting ◽  
Hasan Basri Tarmizi ◽  
Endang Sulistya Rini ◽  
Yeni Absah
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Linking Social Capital ◽  
North Sumatra

scholarly journals The development of an instructional design model as a strategic enabler for sustainable competitive advantage

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
L. Le Roux ◽  
H. Oosthuizen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Instructional Design ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Fast Track ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Skilled Workforce

In a business environment of continuous change and in light of a defined need to fast track skills improvement and development in South Africa and Africa, training strategies and practices are under increasing pressure to develop a more productive and skilled workforce. Demands on training and the practices it employs increasingly focus on the alignment with strategic imperatives of organisations and the country.This research presented an instructional design (ID) model positioned in intersection between the positioning-based and resource-based theories and used a multi-disciplinary approach to extend the literature on ID models with the aim to offer measurable improvements in job-specific knowledge and productive behaviour as proxies for sustainable competitive advantage. The research confirmed the contribution of the ID model in this regard and described and substantiated the pivotal link between training and ID models and the application thereof in practice to aid organisations and, by extension, countries, in the achievement and sustainability of competitive advantage. This, the first of two articles, presents not only the theoretical and practical context of the research, but also the development of a revised and advanced ID model. In the second article the ID model will be subjected to empirical investigation and evaluated through the application thereof in a case organisation and a grounded conclusion provided.This is the first in a series of two articles.

Proposed Framework for Research in the Triple A (Agility, Adaptability, Alignment) in Supply Chains

2011 ◽  
pp. 306-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Arana-Solares ◽  
Jose Machuca ◽  
Rafaela Alfalla-Luque
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Global Business ◽  
The Impact

In the rapidly changing global business environment, it can be seen that supply chain designs based solely on efficiency and speed do not necessarily lead to a sustainable competitive advantage. According to Lee (2004), this can only be done if supply chains are designed to incorporate the Triple A: Agility, Adaptability and Alignment. Although Lee provided some examples, to date his claim has not been empirically tested, which is essential. A number of studies have looked at the three component parts of the Triple A separately, but as yet no studies have focused on all three Triple A components concurrently, or on the impact they have on business performance. The main aim of this chapter is to determine the dimensions and factors that characterize these variables, in order to empirically test the accuracy of Lee’s claim.

scholarly journals The Effect of Market Orientation on Performance of Sharing Economy Business: Focusing on Marketing Innovation and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn Na ◽  
Sungmin Kang ◽  
Hye Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Market Orientation ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Market Information ◽  
Marketing Innovation ◽  
Information Generation ◽  
And Performance

This study investigated relationships among the market orientation of sharing economy business, marketing innovation, sustainable competitive advantage (SCA), and performance. Attempts are made to understand market orientation from cultural and behavioral perspectives to accelerate marketing innovation and identify measures for SCA and performance building. Frequency, reliability, validity, fitness, and path analyses were performed on 400 respondents, and a structural model was used. The results are as follows. First, functional coordination of the cultural market orientation of sharing economy business with consumer orientation significantly affected product innovation, but competitive orientation’s effect on product innovation was not significant. Competitive orientation and functional coordination significantly affected communication innovation, but consumer orientation’s effect on communication innovation was not significant. Second, market information generation and response to market information of behavioral market orientation of sharing economy business significantly influenced product innovation, but market information exchange’s influence on product innovation was not significant. Even though market information exchange and response to market information had a significant influence on communication innovation, the influence of market information generation on communication innovation was not significant. Third, both product and communication innovation of the marketing innovation of sharing economy business significantly influenced SCA. Fourth, the SCA of sharing economy business significantly influenced market dominating power.

Strategic Management and Design Innovation in the Long-Standing CompanyKyogashiMaster “Suetomi”

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-566
Author(s):  
Yusuke Irisawa ◽  
◽  
Shin’ya Nagasawa
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Strong Point ◽  
Affective Value ◽  
Design Innovation ◽  
High Level ◽  
Tea Ceremony

Japanese Confectionary “Suetomi” is a high level brand among Kyoto’s long-standing companies. This always makes the Japanese sweets a high level in Kyoto, and gets the high appraisal from the parties concerned the master of the tea ceremony, such as “Urasenke.” In this study, we present an analysis of Suetomi’s management strategy and its strength and differentiation based on an interview with the president, Mr. Yamaguchi. Then, we analyze their innovation from the viewpoint of product innovation and affective value (i.e., sense value). Finally, we discuss the innovation of theKyogashidesign based on our research. In conclusion, Suetomi has a different strong point from the other company as a long-standing company of Kyoto confections and we have understood performing the management strategy which establishes a sustainable competitive advantage using it. Thus, they have performed the design innovation of Kyoto confections products in the management strategy which is compatible in tradition and innovation, and have created the value of a customer’s sensitivity.

scholarly journals Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Case Study of Leading Noodle Companies in Nepal

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-283
Author(s):  
Dinesh Raj Pant ◽  
Opas Piansoongnern
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
Corporate Social

The debate in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in achieving Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA) was ongoing from the beginning of the twenty first century. The role of stakeholders and CSR in achieving sustainable business has increased in recent years. The purpose of this qualitative study was to achieve deeper understanding about the CSR initiative that may contribute to achieve SCA for the company. A single case study with three unit of analysis was used to achieve a deeper understanding on how CSR in planned, aligned and implemented in the noodle companies in Nepal and how those initiative may contribute to the company in the form of SCA and to community in the form of societal development.The stakeholder theory was used as theoretical framework with semi structured interview as data collection method. For the data collection purpose, two groups of stakeholders were interviewed. The first group was internal stakeholders including managerial level employees and second group consisted of external stakeholders including suppliers, customers, local community members and environmental activist. The findings of the study clearly indicated that, the strategic approach to CSR contributes to company in the form of SCA and helps in fulfilling the expectations of the local communities. The findings indicated that, stakeholder management is a key tool in today’s business environment and strategic CSR initiatives contributes in sustainable business and mutual cooperation between company and stakeholders.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 4, Issue-4: 275-283

Marico – competing with an innovative business model

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Sumit Mitra ◽  
Ranjith V.K.
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Company ◽  
Executive Mba

Subject area Strategic Management. Study level/applicability MBA, Executive MBA. Case overview This case deals with Harsh Mariwalla’s struggle to develop an innovative company from scratch. The journey of innovation is not an easy one. Marico was forced to compete with multinationals in many markets where it operated. Constant pressure from rivals has made the company develop a new innovative business model, which is expected to generate profitability and sustainable competitive advantage. Expected learning outcomes Students will be able to appreciate the business models, understand the competitive moves by rivals, understand strategy formulation and implementation, understand product innovation and competitive advantage and understand the ability to tackle competition with innovation. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 11: Strategy.

Innovations in HRM Practices in Indian Companies

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-55
Author(s):  
Minisha Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Business Organization ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Hr Practices

Innovation has become an integral part of every business organization because it provides sustainable competitive advantage to the company. In today's highly dynamic business environment every organization wants to succeed by leveraging their employees' talent. In order to leverage the employees' talent, it is important to follow relevant HRM policies or to continuously introduce innovative HR practices to meet the expectations of the employees. Reviewing the literature and previous research work, this study has tried to find out the various innovative HR practices initiated by Indian organizations till now. The findings will help in guiding how much more innovative practices are still to be initiated in order to attain employee confidence and loyalty for the company. The study is beneficial for business leaders, students, practitioners, and researchers.

Factor Advantages of the Republic of Serbia in Agricultural Production and a Need for Accomplishment of Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the Market

2013 ◽  
pp. 63-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesna Parausic ◽  
Velibor Potrebic ◽  
Zoran Simonovic
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Starting Position ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Set Up

A significant wealth, which a country can have in factor conditions (abundance of natural resources, available labor with tradition in agricultural production), can enable to the country a good starting position or good initial terms for development of intensive and competitive agricultural production. However, by themselves, these factor conditions will not provide to the country high productivity and employment in agriculture, high life standard of agricultural producers, and high export results. Numerous theoretical papers point out the fact that for highly developed and intensive agriculture, which provides to the country and the agricultural producers high employment and life standard, it is necessary to build and strengthen new sources of competitive advantage, of which the most important are: research and development activities, associations and joining in clusters, and setting up a stimulating micro-economic business environment. The authors in the chapter determine, by statistical and comparative analysis, a working hypothesis that favorable factor conditions in agriculture by themselves do not lead to accomplishment and keeping up a sustainable competitive advantage of the country, on domestic and foreign market. By analyzing export results of selected European countries in the field of agriculture, the authors determine conditions that are necessary for a country to achieve high and sustainable competitive advantage on the international market. The chapter also presents the conditions needed to set up “new” sustainable sources of agricultural producers` competitive advantage in the Republic of Serbia.

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