Using sustainable competitive advantages to measure technological opportunities

• Autorzy: Takala J. , Muhos M. , Tilabi S. , Tas M. S. , Yan B.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The goal of this paper is to help small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to find operative competitive advantage. This paper introduces a new method which applies critical factor analysis, risk and opportunities analysis to measure and propose resource allocation for companies in couple of next years. this research shows Knowledge/Technology (K/T) Calculation effect on (Balanced) Critical Factor Index (CFIs) depending on the proportions allocated among the different technological levels (Basic, Core or Spearhead) for each attribute separately. Moreover it helps firms to take balance in resource allocation for each attribute in changing environments on the basis of different level of technology. This paper presents the ’first in the world’ case study on operative sustainable competitive advantage and corresponding risk levels by taking into account technology and knowledge effects for 7 SME companies.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sense and response methodology; sustainable competitive advantage; risk level; knowledge and technology; K/T; Oulu South region; small and medium-sized enterprise; SME

• Wydawca: Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Polish Association for Production Management
• Czasopismo: Management and Production Engineering Review
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. 4, No. 3
• Strony: 55--64
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Takala J.

• University of Vaasa, Department of Production and Industrial Management, Wolffinitie 34, 65200 Vaasa, Finland, phone: [phone]

autor

Muhos M.

• University of Oulu, Department of Industrial Engineering and Managements, Finland

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Tilabi S.

• University of Vaasa, Department of Production and Industrial Managements, Finland

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Tas M. S.

• University of Vaasa, Department of Telecommunication, Finland

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Yan B.

• Wuhan University of Technology, School of Logistics Engineering, Finland

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