The highly competitive and increasingly transparent characteristics of the digital environment have led inter-firm rivalry more frequently. Competitive actions and competitor’s responses together determine firms’ value creation. The key to obtain competitive advantages is to stop or delay competitor’s response. Therefore, our research question is which type of actions is the most effective in d...

This paper proposes an Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA) for optimal multiple distributed generations (DGs) placement and sizing in a distribution system. The objective is to minimize the total real power losses and improve the voltage profile within real and reactive power generation and voltage limits. Three types of DG are considered and the ICA is used to find the better sizes and loc...

Change from tangible and place bound production to more flexible production of intangible information goods has challenged traditional ways of organising production. Innovative operating models have brought up also new logics of doing business, therefore one might suggest that it is not always clear which is the cause and which is the effect. The attention on general discussion is often on the ...

the purpose of this study is assessing the effects of competitive strategy and technological innovation on export performance based on competitive environment in non metal mineral industry of iran. in this paper, available approaches in the scope of determinants of ep are identified consist of contingency view, relational and resource based view. in this study, we examine relationship between t...

With the development of information technologies, enterprises are working in a complex and dynamic environment. Monitoring the competitive environment and effectively transforming data into knowledge for decision makers are vital competitive powers. In order to monitor and analyse the competitive environment of businesses, we integrate two well-known competitive intelligence analysis methods, t...

with rapid changes in the business environment, organizations are increasingly looking at human resources as a unique asset that can provide sustained competitive advantage. as much as, people are viewed among the most important resources to firms, hr strategy would be central to achieve competitive advantages .firms should view hr strategy as an important tool for integrating competencies insi...