carries out a comparative analysis of competitive capabilities among plants in developing, emerging, and industrialized … capabilities on each other varies among plants in differentially industrialized regions. Specifically, we suggest that, on average …, competitive capabilities tend to influence each other to a greater degree in plants in emerging and developing countries compared …

frontiers. Four hypotheses are developed and tested with data collected in a worldwide survey of manufacturing plants. In order … across plants globally. Contributions to both theory and practice are highlighted …