While technology is essential for the survival of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs), their ability to use digital marketing effectively, especially in the wholesale and retail sectors, remains unclear. The study aims to investigate the current state of digital marketing...

This study has a threefold objective: (1) to review the existing literature on the drivers of green logistics practices (GLPs); (2) to propose a conceptual framework for the effective implementation of green logistics practices; and (3) to provide strategic directions for advancing green...

The study examined how consolidated constructs of Blue Ocean Strategy, mediated by Firms' core competence relate to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises' competitiveness of the manufacturing and service firms in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Existing researches on Blue Ocean Strategy...

This study aims to examine how unrelated diversification facilitate firm’s growth and innovation. To achieve this goal, we investigate how Maeil Dairies has diversified through open innovation as the Korean dairy market struggles to maintain its size. Maeil Dairies, one of the top three...

In members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other countries and economies around the world, financial products and services, as well as tools to manage personal finances, are increasingly digitalised. This paper presents a framework of competencies for digital financial...

This article deals with the relationship between dynamic capabilities and core competencies of companies. Both categories extend the resource-based view of the firm. They are difficult to work out, but thanks to their durability and universality they enable to achieve a sustainable competitive...

Innovation has been cited as the single most critical source of competitive advantage and enables firms to respond creatively to competitive threats and opportunities. That notwithstanding, innovation process has not been well developed and understood. This study aims at addressing this gap by...

This article puts forward an approach to systemic understanding of innovation outsourcing types based on the dialectical combination of the general and the specific in outsourcing practice. The study involved synthesis, systematisation, and development of theoretical and applied approaches to...

This paper proposes a knowledge-based customer-centric strategic model to respond to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) in the supply chain management (SCM) context. The proposed model strives to leverage knowledge-based distinctive core competencies...

Globally, sustainable development goals (SDGs), which need to be achieved using the sharing economy, are the focus of many recent studies. This article investigates the impact of sharing economy features such as core competence and resources on achieving SDGs in the tourism industry in the BRICS...

Although the interdependence between the core competencies of the collaborating partners and synergy as an important consideration when companies decide to go for a merger is theoretically understood and evident, further empirical research is needed to integrate two concepts into a coherent...

This article puts forward an approach to systemic understanding of innovation outsourcing types based on the dialectical combination of the general and the specific in outsourcing practice. The study involved synthesis, systematisation, and development of theoretical and applied approaches to...

Leadership demands on Agricultural Co-operatives’ boards of directors are greater today than ever before. Directors are charged with, not only the fiduciary duties of the organization but the strategic vision to recognize changing trends in agriculture, economic viability, and market needs to...

Stuebs et al. (2021 , p. 38) note that soft skills “are essential for accountants to carry out their moral agency role in society.” Indeed, calls for aspiring accounting professionals to have well-developed soft skills have been ongoing for decades ( American Accounting Association [Bedford]...

One of the most important questions in business partners' collaboration is whether their strategies create a collaborative synergy and thus add market value. This paper aims to develop a conceptual framework that will be useful for scholars and practitioners in developing foresight for explicit...

Part I: Preparing for the Adventure -- Chapter 1 - The Strategy Playbook: Mastering the Intricacies of Business -- Chapter 2 - Trapped in the Quicksand: Why Strategies Falter -- Part II: Navigating the Competitive Arena -- Chapter 3 - Survival of the Fittest: Decoding Competition and Its...

Purpose In an era marked by artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), this study presents a research paradigm centered on nurturing fundamental skills crucial for effective digital leadership in a paradoxical age where leaders are ambitious as well as...

Purpose This study aims to present the evaluation of a competency-based online professional development training program, PhD Progression, tied to a digital badge system, created to support PhD students across fields. Design/methodology/approach This study took place at Boston University, a...

This paper aims to unbundle the antecedents of competence-based synergy in the strategic alliance formation process by employing the ARCTIC framework. The current research provides a new empirical application of the ARCTIC framework to reveal the success factors of reciprocal synergies of the...

This study aims to examine how unrelated diversification facilitate firm's growth and innovation. To achieve this goal, we investigate how Maeil Dairies has diversified through open innovation as the Korean dairy market struggles to maintain its size. Maeil Dairies, one of the top three...

The occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed many weaknesses in the functioning of businesses. It turns out that managers are not prepared to manage the enterprise's resources in a high-risk environment. Considering risk managers' issues requires reaching for theoretical and practical...

The purpose of this research is (1) to examine the integration impact of IT assets (e.g., intangible IT resources, IT capability, and IT flexibility) on core competency, and (2) to explore the mediating effect of core competency on the relationship between IT assets and sustainable competitive...

The extent to which domestic industrial capabilities are essential in contributing to a Nations’ prosperity and national well being is the topic of long-standing debate. On the one hand, globalization and production outsourcing can lead to greater productivity, lower product costs, and gains...

This academic article aimed 1) to review the literature relating to variables affecting core competencies of salesmanship in the non-life insurance business in Thailand to promote success and competitive advantages of non-life insurance industry in Thailand 2) to use the results from the...