identifying the influential factors in sustainable competitive advantage through a resource based view (rbv) is one of the main and most important ways of creating a sustainable competitive position. the purpose of this paper, therefore, is to identify the csf in gaining sustainable competitive advantage in bank mellat based on a resource based view. in order to do this, a conceptual model was ...

the question that most of management, organization and strategy scholars would like to find some answer for it is: “why some firms outperform the others?” in various time periods, scholars have considered to different factors for answering that question. some scholars in industry structure view (porter, 1985), had highlighted the environmental and out of organization factors and industry type i...

There has been considerable research investigating the impact of IT on supply chain management of organization. The reason for this research is to enable organizations to improve their supply chain networks, thus enhancing overall productivity, performance and competitive advantage. We have attempted to use the Resource Based View (RBV) to develop a conceptual model aimed at investigating the e...

This study examines the agile supply chain strategy (SCS) in pulp & paper firms Indonesia, impacting sustainability performance via mediator variables. Applying theory of resource-based view (RBV) and dynamic capabilities (DCV) to explore these links, several hypotheses are constructed regarding information sharing with customers (ISC), collaboration suppliers (CS), advanced manufacturing t...

Evaluating the investment that healthcare organisations make in quality improvement requires knowledge of impact at multiple levels, including patient care, workforce and other organisational resources. The degree to which these resources help organisations to survive and thrive in the challenging contexts in which healthcare is designed and delivered is unknown. Investigating this question fro...

Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV), the aim of this research is to better understand how satisfaction with application service providers (ASPs) is affected by intangible assets in interorganizational relationships (e.g. antecedents of non-contractibility), which in turn are influenced by IT-enabled resources such as information systems (IS) integration and ambidexterity of software develo...

This paper reviews the application of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an intangible dynamic resource, its application in the formulation of marketing strategies and its association with business performance, using the theoretical framework of resource-based view of the firm (RBV). The study aims to address the control and governance of the application of the CSR with respect to sel...

The complexities in making an enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrade decision have been widely cited in the trade press. As a consequence, a significant percentage of ERP clients deferring the upgrade decision is resulted. Yet, to date we observe paucity of research with which to conceptualize and explain the important factors influencing ERP upgrade decision. This study attempts to explain...

The increasing use of micro-blogs as marketing tools has increased the research attention on the usage and performance of enterprise micro-blogs. Based on research on information system (IS) usage and the resource-based view (RBV) theory, this study develops a model to measure the business value of enterprise micro-blogs. The model consists of metrics on micro-blog usage, micro-blog operational...

Introduction Competitive advantage is obtained when an organisation develops or acquires a set of attributes (or executes actions) that allow it to outperform its competitors. The development of theories that help explain competitive advantage has occupied the attention of the management community for the better part of half a century. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the key theorie...