Spirited debate in the field of strategic management wages as to whether competitive advantage is sustainable or merely temporary in today's highly dynamic environments. The objectivity of the debate, however, suffers from a lack of specificity regarding the terms " sustainable " and " temporary. " That is, the amount of time or duration of a sustained or temporary competitive advantage is neve...

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...

The rapid change in business globalization has developed huge challenges for an organization to maintain sustainable innovation and growth. The change in economic condition increases the interest of business process reengineering to sustain growth and make progressive firm in the world, but 70% organizations in the world have failed to achieve the benefit of business process reengineering (BPR)...

This article suggests that the context and process of resource selection have an important influence on firm heterogeneity and sustainable competitive advantage. It is argued that a firm’s sustainable advantage depends on its ability to manage the institutional context of its resource decisions. A firm’s institutional context includes its internal culture as well as broader influences from the ...

In an increasingly competitive market, banks are constantly searching for sustainable competitive advantage to help them maintain their edge against competition. Over the years, banks have tried various drivers for competitive advantage, none of which were sufficient barriers for competitors. Understanding the behavior of their customers and using this knowledge to drive the interaction with cu...