The role of the French state: Shifting from supporting large tourism projects like Disneyland Paris to a diffusely forceful presence [PDF]
The French state, in its role as legislator, has sustained relations of production within the French economy because space can be selectively configured to promote economic, social, and environmental community goals.
d'Hauteserre, Anne-Marie
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From Temporal Competitive Advantage to Sustainable Competitive Advantage [PDF]
Both industrial organization theory (IO) and the resource-based view of the firm (RBV) have advanced our understanding of the antecedents of competitive advantage but few have attempted to verify the outcome variables of competitive advantage and the ...
Almeida +113 more
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Measuring Sustained Competitive Advantage From Resource-based View:Survey of Chinese Clothing Industry [PDF]
The resource-based view of the firm (RBV) argues that valuable, rare, inimitable, and non-substitutable resources are the source of a firm's sustained competitive advantage (SCA); this contention has been tested in an increasing number of studies ...
Berkeley, Nigel +2 more
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In search of sustainable competitive advantage in the wood products industry : Evidence from China and Finland [PDF]
Given the dramatic changes such as globalization, increasing energy costs, technology development and climate change that are occurring in the global business environment, the wood products industry faces the challenges of rising production costs, rapid ...
Wan, Minli
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Competitive Priorities and Competitive Advantage in Jordanian Manufacturing [PDF]
The purpose of this research was to explore and predict the relationship between the competitive priorities (quality, cost, flexibility and delivery) and the competitive advantage of firms in the Jordanian Industrial Sector.
De Kanter, F.J.J. +6 more
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The resource-based view of the firm and the labour theory of value [PDF]
The paper argues that the principal components of the Resource- based view (R-BV) of the firm are not a sufficient basis for a complete and consistent theory of firm behaviour.
Toms, S.
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Resource-based view and dynamic capabilities - Achieving competitive advantage through internal resources and competences [PDF]
Strategy has always been important for success. Whether strategy is applied for military purposes, in large firms, or even for personal objectives, there are certain key characteristics that every successful strategy carries on: clear, objective and ...
Enriquez de la O, José Francisco
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Analyzing sustainable competitive advantage [PDF]
In today%s dynamic business environment, a key challenge for all companies is to make adaptive adjustments to their manufacturing strategy. This study demonstrates the competitive priorities of manufacturing strategy in hydro-power case company to ...
Ansoff +43 more
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Resilient Calvarial Bone Marrow Supports Retinal Repair in Type 2 Diabetes
Skull bone (calvarium) marrow in diabetic mice stay structurally intact and keeps making blood cells, unlike the bone marrow of the leg bones. The skull marrow is exposed to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which contains protective molecules called oxysterols.
Bright Asare‐Bediako +16 more
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Key sources when formulating competitive advantages for hotel chains [PDF]
Th is paper's purpose was to identify the key sources when formulating competitive advantages of hotel chains. Th e research assessed the fi nancial activities performance included in annual hospitality industry reports and on their ...
Britchenko, Igor +4 more
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