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Generic retailing types, distinctive marketing competencies, and competitive advantage
Journal of Retailing, 1993Abstract This article explores how strategies and skills are transformed into competitive advantage among small business retailers. Following a review of the emerging literature on competitive advantage, results of a field study are described in which the interplay between competitive marketing strategy patterns, distinctive marketing competencies ...
Jeffery S. Conant +2 more
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Advantages of MEMS and its Distinct New Applications
Advanced Materials Research, 2013In this paper,we first discuss the main distinct advantages of MEMS as well as the important differences between MEMS and IC,then some latest research progresses on biomedical, optical and automotive applications of MEMS are briefly reviewed. Finally,possible future developments of MEMS are prospected.
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Surviving in the digital age by utilizing libraries' distinctive advantages
The Electronic Library, 2009Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how to make libraries adjust their roles in the digital age through exploring changing user needs and expectations, and utilizing libraries' distinctive advantages, so that library resources can be much better used and library users can be best served.Design/methodology/approach – Library user surveys ...
Suqing Liu, Sansan Liao, Jing Guo
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Sequential lineup advantage: contributions of distinctiveness and recollection
Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2005One procedural safeguard that may improve the reliability of eyewitness identification is a sequential lineup. A sequential lineup (view lineup members one at a time) is thought to be superior to a simultaneous lineup (view all lineup members at the same time) because the sequential lineup appears to make it less likely that a witness will choose ...
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ADVANTAGES AND DISTINCTIVE OPPORTUNITIES OF EDUCATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Management of the Personnel and Intellectual Resources in Russia, 2013The activities and achievements of the Department of Management are briefl y reviewed, its core role in the educational profi le of the Astrakhan state university is emphasized. Substantial advantages of Master’s degree program, off ered at the Department of management, are listed with regard to unique areas of professional ...
R. Akmaeva +7 more
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User-centered design practices in scrum development process: A distinctive advantage?
17th IEEE International Multi Topic Conference 2014, 2014Agile methodology lacks in usability and most of the time issues like usability do not lead the software toward success. User-Centered Design supports usability and according to UCD, the client should be a part of the process from planning to handover phase.
Sadaf Anwar +5 more
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Hybrid Bits Offer Distinct Advantages in Selected Roller Cone and PDC Bit Applications
IADC/SPE Drilling Conference and Exhibition, 2010Abstract Early concepts of hybrid drill bits go back to the 1930's but the development of a viable drilling tool has only become feasible with the recent advances in polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter technology. This paper describes a new generation of hybrid bits that are based on proven PDC bit designs with rolling cutters ...
Rolf Pessier, Michael Damschen
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Competitive Advantage and the Independent Retail Pharmacy: The Role of Distinctive Competencies
Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management, 2000ABSTRACTDriven by the rising use of third-party reimbursement programs, changing customer purchasing patterns, and increasing competition, independent retail pharmacists are searching for new ways to remain competitive. This paper reports the results of a study designed to illustrate the importance of cultivating distinctive competencies, generally ...
Jeffrey E. McGee +2 more
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Sex Roles, 2008
The hypothesis that possessing multiple subordinate-group identities renders a person “invisible” relative to those with a single subordinate-group identity is developed. We propose that androcentric, ethnocentric, and heterocentric ideologies will cause people who have multiple subordinate-group identities to be defined as non-prototypical members of ...
Valerie Purdie-Vaughns +1 more
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The hypothesis that possessing multiple subordinate-group identities renders a person “invisible” relative to those with a single subordinate-group identity is developed. We propose that androcentric, ethnocentric, and heterocentric ideologies will cause people who have multiple subordinate-group identities to be defined as non-prototypical members of ...
Valerie Purdie-Vaughns +1 more
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Core Competence, Distinctive Competence, and Competitive Advantage: What Is the Difference?
Journal of Education for Business, 2007Core competence, distinctive competence, and competitive advantage are 3 of the most important business concepts that managers, researchers, and educators rely on for decision making, pedagogy, and research. However, little attention has been paid to defining these concepts. As a result, they have become buzzwords that are used so frequently that their
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