The research suggests that Chinese companies do not subscribe to ‘western’ strategy theory. As they rapidly internationalise through massive Foreign Direct Investment, Chinese companies are developing new perspectives on achieving competitiveness. A comparison of the Resource-Based View of strategy (RBV) constructs from western literature with identified (indigent) Chinese business strategies f...

This study analyzes the relationship between the direction of corporate diversification, technological resources and performance, proposing a dynamic framework between the three. To do this, the Resource-Based View of the Firm (RBV) is taken as a basis. The model proposed analyzes a series of points in a combined way, so differentiating itself from other work in this field in which a partial an...

Purpose In the contemporary world, where sustainability at higher education is forefront, ever-changing business ecosystem nurtures a new drift towards economic, environmental and social performance. This study aims to measure impact of green human resource management (GHRM) practices on in developing country context through theoretical aspect Resource-Based View (RBV). Design/methodology/appro...

While it is widely believed that analytics capabilities enable a company to identify valuable insights from big data thereby to improve the effectiveness of decision-making and to gain competitive advantage, little empirical research has been undertaken to investigate the mechanisms through which analytics capabilities improve decision-making effectiveness and organisational competitiveness. Th...

Many enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation projects fail despite huge investments. To explain such failures, we draw on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm to define various dimensions of information systems (IS) resources. Using resource-picking and capability-building arguments, we examine the relationships between IS resources and ERP capabilities to find out whether they h...

While it is widely believed that analytics capabilities enable a company to identify valuable insights from big data thereby to improve the effectiveness of decision-making and to gain competitive advantage, little empirical research has been undertaken to investigate the mechanisms through which analytics capabilities improve decision-making effectiveness and organisational competitiveness. Th...

This research reviews and tests two contradicting notions in cost stickiness literature by empirical recognition of the consequences of cost stickiness. Cost stickiness is consistent with both rational resource planning and opportunistic incentives of manager to increase personal benefits arising from status and power. Although both mechanisms involve asymmetric retention of slack, some of the ...

Purpose The stakeholders are now demanding more visibility and role clarity in the emergency supply chain to improve collaborative efforts. Using a contingent resource-based view (C-RBV), author studies crisis leadership as complementary organizational resource for successful adoption of digital technologies (DTs) chain. further examined relationships between DTs on information collaboration un...

Purpose The current complex halal food supply chain (SC) has caused scandals, which have illustrated the weakness of multiple quality standards and certification audits in ensuring safety. Drawn on resource-based view (RBV) theory, purpose this study is to explore impacts SC integration (SCI) integrity and, consequently, quality. Design/methodology/approach Empirical data were collected from 27...