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(In)tangible resources as antecedents of a company's competitive advantage and performance

Journal of East European Management Studies

Vol. 14, No. 2 (2009)

, pp. 186-209 (24 pages)

Published By: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23281130

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Abstract

The paper's purpose is to add to the body of knowledge on the antecedents of a company's competitive advantage and performance by developing and testing a conceptual model. By using structural equation modelling the model is tested on a sample of 182 Slovenian companies. The results show that a cost advantage is positively affected by financial resources and customer capital, while a differentiation advantage is positively affected by financial resources and all three components of intellectual capital. In addition, both forms of competitive advantage positively influence a company's performance. The results offer important theoretical implications in fields such as resource-based theory and customer relationship management as well as important practical implications for managers. Das Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, unseren Wissensstand über die Einflussfaktoren auf den Wettbewerbsvorteil und den Unternehmenserfolg zu erweitern, indem ein konzeptuelles Modell entwickelt und geprüft wird. Durch die Verwendung der struktuellen Gleichungsmodellierung wird das Modell mit einem Sample von 182 slowenischen Unternehmen geprüft. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass ein Kostenvorteil durch finanzielle Mittel und Kundenkapital positiv beeinflusst wird, während ein Differenzierungsvorteil duch finanzielle Mittel und alle drei Komponenten des intellektuellen Kapitals positiv beeinflusst wird. Außerdem haben beide Formen von Wettbewerbsvorteil einen positiven Einfluss auf den Unternehmenserfolg. Die Ergebnisse haben wichtige theoretische Implikationen für Bereiche wie die ressourcenbasierte Theorie und das Kundenbeziehungsmanagement sowie wichtige praktische Implikationen für Führungskräfte.

Journal Information

The Journal for East European Management Studies is a refereed journal, which aims to promote the development, advancement and dissemination of knowledge about management issues in Central and East European countries. 

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Nomos Publishing is among the leading scientific publishers in the German-speaking world in the fields of law, social sciences and the humanities. Since 2002, Nomos has been a part of the Beck-Group, but has remained independent from the Group’s other publishers with regard to its program development. Since 2015 Edition Sigma belongs to Nomos Publishing. In 2017 Tectum Publishing became part of the Nomos family and in 2018 Ergon Publishing and Academia Publishing followed. Nomos issues more than 60 professional journals that reflect our entire publishing program and range from journals for practitioners to highly specialized scientific periodicals. Many of these journals are leaders in their fields, such as Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht(Journal for Copyright and Media Law), Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht (Journal for Environmental Law), Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft (Media & Communication Science), Blätter der Wohlfahrtspflege (Public Welfare Gazette) or Soziale Welt (Social World). Particularly noteworthy are also the numerous interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary journals, such as Leviathan, Kritische Justiz (Critical Justice) and Rechtswissenschaft (Jurisprudence).

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