A resource based view to small firms' sustainable competitive advantages: A case of Iranian small firms

Do Small Firms Compete with Large Firms?

Despite the pervasive phenomenon of scale economies the majority of firms has always been small firms. The emergence of small firms as a means of economic development on both sides of the Atlantic has been one of the major new topics of economic policy since the 1980s. This has drawn renewed attention to the question of how small firms are able to exist. The theories of strategic niches and dyn...

Promoting Synergies in Multiproduct Firms: Toward a Resource-based View

We address the issue of promoting synergies in divisionalized, diversified firms from the perspectives of the resource-based view and recent work on corporate headquarters, thus connecting the analysis of sustained competitive advantage with organizational issues. We begin by clarifying the concept of synergy, and argue that the concept of complementarity is particularly likely to capture most ...

Does the Fit between Competitive Strategy and Administrative Mechanisms Lead to Superior Performance? – a Comparision of New Technology-based Small Firms and Traditional Small Firms

At least two different administrative mechanisms are available for the small business manager to develop and pursue a competitive strategy. One refers to managerial skills needed to implement and follow the competitive strategy chosen by the firm. The other refers to the design of organisation structure i.e. how job tasks are divided, grouped and coordinated. This paper argues that the fit betw...

exploring the strategic priorities and their relationship with resource based competitive advantages (case study: firms in rasht industrial complex)

with the rapid changes in international environments, it's very hard to sustain the corporate competitive advantage. knowing the competitive priorities leads the managers to a better understanding of corporate strategies in the future. the globalization pressure and the rapid changes in local markets have affected the firms' competitive advantages. having a clear understanding of comp...

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