Chapter 3 – Strategic Capability In the previous chapter‚ we learned how to analyse the environment that surrounds a company. But‚ it is also important to study the internal strategic capabilities of the firm‚ because‚ since your competitors are in the same environment‚ that is what distinguishes the companies performances. Foundations of Strategic Capability Strategic Capabilities can be defined as the resources and competences (strategic assets) of an organisation needed for it to
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Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/csr.251 Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: A ‘Dynamic Capabilities’ Perspective Venugopal Ramachandran* Insitute for Financial Management and Research‚ Chennai‚ India ABSTRACT In this paper‚ strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined on the basis of Porter’s theory of competitive advantage. Two kinds of dynamic capabilities are proposed as the precursors to strategic CSR success and operationalized in terms of two sets of associated
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college students‚ while controlling for gender. Although both models displayed excellent fit criteria‚ the perceived spirituality and life satisfaction model was fully mediated by self-perceived health x2 (n = 459‚ 4) = 1.64‚ p = 0.80‚ CFI = 0.99‚ TLI = 0.99)‚ and the perceived religiosity and life satisfaction model was partially mediated by self-perceived health x2 (n = 459‚ 10) = 22.29‚ p = 0.01 CFI = 0.99‚ TLI = 0.99). Both models were equal for men and women. Students who describe themselves
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Dynamics of Strategic Capability Jokull Johannesson Northampton Business School University of Northampton E-mail: jokull.johannesson@northampton.ac.uk Iryna Palona University of Liverpool Abstract The strategic capability concept and its integration into the strategic planning process in international business have not been sufficiently explored as its conflicting definitions indicate. Moreover international managers may not be aware of the need for strategic capability because‚ the strategic
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A Case study in Application Integration Stijn Van den Enden Business Integration Company PB 494 2000 Antwerpen 1‚ Belgium stijn@bico.be Erik Van Hoeymissen Gregory Neven* Pierre Verbaeten DistriNet Research Group Dept. Computer Science‚ KU Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200A 3001 Leuven‚ Belgium {erikv‚ gregory‚ pv}@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Abstract In this position paper‚ we present an architecture that we used in a case study on Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). The architecture encapsulates
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DATA INTEGRATION Data integration involves combining data residing in different sources and providing users with a unified view of these data. This process becomes significant in a variety of situations‚ which include both commercial (when two similar companies need to merge their databases and scientific (combining research results from different bioinformatics repositories‚ for example) domains. Data integration appears with increasing frequency as the volume and the need to share existing data explodes
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What is integration? What is integration? Thomas Gulledge George Mason University‚ Fairfax‚ Virginia‚ USA Abstract 5 Purpose – This paper aims to provide a clarification of the meaning of the term integration. Design/methodology/approach – A taxonomy of integration definitions derived from the academic and trade literature is developed‚ analyzed‚ and documented. Findings – Integration is a word that is commonly used when discussing enterprise applications. The term integration is inserted
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Chapter 6 Vertical integration Definition: Corporate Strategy is a firms theory of how to gain a competitive advantage by operating in several businesses simultaneously. Value chain is a set of activities that must be accomplished to bring a product or service from raw material to the point that it can be sold to a final customer Vertical integration is simply the number of steps in this value chain that a firm accomplishes within its boundaries. - Backward vertical integration= a firm incorporates
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Executive Summary This report has been designed to identify Amazon’s strategy between 2007-2010 and also to pinpoint the company’s strategic capabilities. Internal and External analysis reveals Amazon’s position against its competitors as well as sources of value creation and cost reduction in its value chain. Amazon.com is a leading e-retailer and is a globally recognized brand‚ but is facing increasing competition from bricks and mortar companies setting up an online presence and current e-retailers
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The Analysis of Burberry’s Sustainable Competitive Advantage base on its Resources and Capabilities Introduction Burberry is a British luxury brand founded by Thomas Burberry in 1856‚ which design‚ sources manufactures and distributes high quality apparel and accessories for men‚ women and children. Burberry “has been defined by an overt Brutishness‚ a trio of instantly recognizable icons (the trench coat‚ the trademark check‚ and the ‘prorsum’ knight logo)‚ and a deft creativity that ensure
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