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From Social Responsibility to Global Compact: Toward Inclusion Polices and Responsive Business Operations
Abbas J. AliSeveral years ago, we called scholars' attention to the need to look beyond the prevailing narrow concept of corporate social responsibility. The concept was a product of an era…
TIME‐BASED COMPETITIVENESS: A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
Marilyn M. Helms, Lawrence P. EttkinTime is the top priority. We now live in real time. It's no longer life in the fast lane because every lane is fast. The computer has changed the way we view time. We expect…
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE
Hao MaCompetitive advantage is perhaps the most widely used term in strategic management, yet it remains poorly defined and operationalized. This paper makes three observations…
THE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE FIRM: FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION, VALUE CHAIN LOGISTICS, GLOBAL MARKETING, AND BUSINESS COLLEGE STRATEGIC SUPPORT
Shirley C. AndersonThis paper examines four underlying trends in the changing business environment relating to information technology and geographic, functional and sectorial integration. It…
IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN MANUFACTURING: COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH PRODUCTIVITY GAINS
Mehmet C. Kocakulah, Brian L. McGuire, William R. SievernBusiness environments in the last decade have changed dramatically in the United States. Competition from companies with established world‐class techniques has placed heavy…
GAINING A COMPETITIVE EDGE THROUGH AIRLINE ALLIANCES
Stephan A. Vander KraatsAlliances and code sharing have become increasingly popular among airlines of all sizes as costs associated with expansion become impractical. To remain cost efficient and compete…
RETHINKING COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES IN THE AMERICAN TRADE‐BOOK INDUSTRY
Beatrice K. PhillipsThe American trade‐book industry offers a rather unique challenge for the application of theories and principles of competitive strategy. Despite the mergers with and acquisitions…
POST‐DOWNSCALING PRODUCTIVITY LOSSES: WHEN PROJECTED GAINS TURN TO UNEXPECTED LOSSES
Ted W. Legatski, John Cresson, Anne DaveyWhile profitability improved for a sample of 260 downscaling firms in 46 industries, productivity declined dramatically. We propose and critically examine five competing…
FUZZ & AUTOMOBILE CURTAINS PRODUCE CLARITY OF VIEW TO THE ADEPT MARKETER
Tsuen‐Ho Hsu, Monle LeeWhen the consumer purchases a product, his/her preference of the product attributes is a subjective judgment. The values assigned in the questionnaire in which the respondents…
A TWO‐COUNTRY COMPARISON OF THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN COMPETITIVE STRATEGY: SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES
Melvin R. Mattson, Hooshang M. Beheshti, Esmail Salehi‐SangariMany factors in today's competitive and global business environment contribute to an organization's financial success. A business enterprise's management must adopt a strategy…
E‐COMMERCE CAPABLE: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR COUNTRIES IN THE NEW WORLD E‐CONOMY
Esther Sprano, Alexandra ZakakE‐Commerce capabilities can help boost a country's competitiveness and shift the worldwide competitive arena because of the efficiencies gained through Internet technologies. But…
Erratum
This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/eb046378. When citing the article, please…
LAYOFF POLICIES AS A COMPETITIVE EDGE
P.C. (Peggy) Smith, Janet W. WalkerThis paper proposes that the development of a layoff policy gives an organization a competitive advantage over organizations without such a policy. How an organization…
MARKETING STRATEGIES: GAINING A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH THE USE OF EMOTION
Ronald K. TaylorTop marketing executives and middle managers understanding and utilizing emotions when attempting to gain a competitive advantage through developing various marketing strategies…
THE EVOLUTION OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: HAS VIRTUAL MARKETING REPLACED TIME‐BASED COMPETITION?
Julie T. Johnson, James W. BusbinBusinesses succeed or fail based on competitive advantage. Over the course of business history a number of innovative business practices have earned the distinction of being…
BUILDING TRUST TO DEVELOP COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN E‐BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS
Traci B. Warrington, Nadia j. Abgrab, Helen M. CaldwellThe intricacies of electronic commerce via the Internet and World Wide Web have provided marketers with a host of interesting challenges. From using the Internet and World Wide…
SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL SYSTEM: LESSONS FROM TEAMS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
Drew L. HarrisGlobalization creates a turbulent, stressful environment for groups, organizations, and communities (cities, states, nations). With rapid communication, affordable long‐distance…
EFFECTIVE TRANSFER OF BEST PRACTICES ACROSS CULTURES
Dinker Raval, Bala SubramanianWhen multinational managers attempt to transfer best practices across cultures, the challenges inherent in cross‐cultural transfer may actually diminish competitiveness, instead…
INTELLECUTAL CAPITAL AND COMPETITIVENESS: GUIDELINES FOR POLICY
G. Scott Erickson, Helen N. RothbergBackground Whether termed intellectual capital, knowledge management, or something else, the practice of managing an institution's knowledge base has received increasing attention…
INTRA‐INDUSTRY TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Tieliu T. Yu, Miranda M. ZhangThis article discusses the intra‐industry trade (IIT) aspect of international trade. The authors focus primarily on the trade between the United States and the 15 newly…
HITLER'S SECRET, EINSTEIN'S FEAR: USING ENEMIES TO EMPOWER TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS
D. Keith DentonThe shooting at Columbine high school in Colorado and the Oklahoma City bombing have at least one thing in common: Perceived enemies were a powerful motivator for these horrible…
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