innovation and sustainable development have been considered fundamental elements in the competitive positioning of companies. the synergies between both concepts, known as eco-innovation, must be considered when designing company policies. the aim of this paper is to analyse which moderating factors determine how innovative companies perform when implementing a sustainable proactive approach. w...

Abstract In this chapter, we discuss the main themes of book and give examples how rest chapters are related to these themes. We have identified two aspects that partly overlapping equally relevant for international firms’ work with ethical questions their business. One concerns behaviour sustainability can be applied as a part corporate strategy may strengthen competitive position. This is par...

The study reviews research on the impact of Information Technology (IT) outsourcing on developing organizational competitive advantage. The paper examines the impacts of outsourcing based on a competency-based model of sustainable competitive advantage. Both negative and positive impacts of outsourcing on three different types of organizational competency are explained and research questions fo...

Abstract In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4IR, manufacturing firms face more competitive environments, rapidly changing information and communication technologies (ICTs), customers’ preferences than ever before. This paper analyzes relevant literature proposes a systemic customer-centric knowledge-based production value chain (KPVC) to leverage distinctive core competencies (DCCs) create su...