The value of information technology (IT) in today’s organizations is constantly debated. Researchers and practitioners have examined organizations to try to discover causal links between competitive advantage and IT. This paper presents and details a model that depicts a possible connection between competitive advantage and IT. Furthermore, this paper attempts to show how one major component of...

The selection and implantation of sufficient and appropriate continuous improvement strategy are the key success factors for improving firm performance and enhancement of competitive advantage on manufacturing industries. As a result special role are given to Continuous improvement programs such as Supply Chain Management (SCM), Six-Sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM), Kaizen, Just-in-Time (J...

Resource-based view (RBV) is a valuable theoretical foundation in analyzing organizational strategic resources to achieve Green Competitive Advantage green city management. The purpose of this study analyze the Semarang municipal government and public sector capability achieving competitive advantage management city. application concept aims create more sustainable environmentally friendly envi...

Drawing upon the resource-based theory of IT business value research, a firm’s ability to effectively integrate and deploy IT resources in combination with other resources, can create unique competitive advantage and intangible assets for a company. This study aims to investigate the impact of IT governance on IT capability, and the effects of both IT governance and IT capability on firms' sust...

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...