Competitiveness Review: Volume 32 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Reinterpreting competitive strategies in turbulent scenarios

Giuseppe Festa, Matteo Rossi, Demetris Vrontis

The impact of strategic competitive innovation on the financial performance of SMEs during COVID-19 pandemic period

Hani El Chaarani, Prof. Demetris Vrontis, Sam El Nemar, Zouhour El Abiad

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the impact of strategic competitive innovation types on the financial performance of SMEs during a very critical period: the COVID-19…

Improving competitiveness in education institutes – ABC’s neglected potential

John Sorros, Petros Lois, Melita Charitou, Alkiviadis Theofanis Karagiorgos, Nicholas Belesis

Because of the education sector’s evolution, accounting initiatives are required regarding competitiveness. Activity-based costing’s (ABC) neglected potential as a cost strategic…

The effect of corporate social responsibility practices on tax avoidance: an empirical study in the French context

Jamel Chouaibi, Matteo Rossi, Nouha Abdessamed

The purpose of this paper is to examine the negative impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR), business ethics and responsible corporate governance on tax avoidance within…

Exploring the level of sustainability awareness among consumers within the fast-fashion clothing industry: a dual business and consumer perspective

Maria Papadopoulou, Ioanna Papasolomou, Alkis Thrassou

Adding to competitive dynamics and sustainability literature, this paper aims to examine the implementation of environmental protection and sustainability initiatives within the…

Sustainable competitive advantages for a nascent wine country: an example from southern Sweden

Olga Rauhut Kompaniets

The purpose of this study is to discuss the opportunities for and challenges faced in the development of a wine sector in a nascent wine country, as well as the necessary…

Hypercompetition: a review and agenda for future research

Annesofie Lindskov

The purpose of this study is to review and understand the dimensionality of hypercompetition, factors causing a hypercompetitive environment and the consequences of…

Coopetition among competitors in global industries: drivers that lead to coopetitive agreements

Francesco Maurizio Garraffo, Suzanna Lamria Siregar

The purpose of this study is to focus on a growing strategic approach in global industries: the coopetition. Cooperation among competitors, namely, coopetition, is a strategic…

Sustainable business models to create sustainable competitive advantages: strategic approach to overcoming COVID-19 crisis and improve financial performance

Marina Mattera, Carmen Alba Ruiz-Morales, Luana Gava, Federico Soto

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the implementation of sustainable business models contributes to improving a firm’s performance during a global crisis, such as…

The strategic innovation under information technological turbulence: the role of organisational resilience in competitive advantage

Aluisius Hery Pratono

This study aims to propose a structural model drawing from the theoretical literature, extending the relative research fields to the competitive strategy. The empirical results…

Uncovering the antecedents of trust in social commerce: an application of the non-linear artificial neural network approach

Alhamzah Alnoor, Hadi Al-Abrrow, Hussam Al Halbusi, Khai Wah Khaw, XinYing Chew, Marwa Al-Maatoq, Raed Khamis Alharbi

The internet creates ample opportunities to start a mobile social commerce business. The literature confirms the issue of customer trust for social commerce businesses is a…