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How Does a Technological Firm Develop Its Competitive Advantage? A Dynamic Capability Perspective.
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management; Nov2012, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p644-653, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Dynamic capabilities have been widely discussed in the past decade but how the determinants of dynamic capabilities affect a firm's competitive advantage has not been fully explored. This paper develops a quantitative method to investigate how a firm's dynamic capabilities affect a firm's competitive advantage. This study examines the developed hypotheses through a questionnaire survey of 165 firms together with a number of interviews drawn from Taiwan's information and communication technology industry. The results suggest that three determinants of dynamic capabilities (i.e., path, process, and position) influence a technological firm's competitive advantage in different ways. Both position and process have direct positive impacts on firm competitive advantage while position also has a mediating effect on the relationship between process and firm competitive advantage. This paper closes with theoretical and practical implications. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189391
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 82707707
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2011.2176340