Although the integration-responsiveness framework has been used extensively in the international business and strategy literature, empirical validation of the framework has largely focussed on the strategy and structure of MNCs in response to the environmental pressures confronted by the firm....

The concept of sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) originated in the strategic management literature, in particular, the literature on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm. Barney argued that to gain sustainable competitive advantage, firms must possess resources and capabilities that...