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Developing Multiple Sources of Added Value for Customers

Because fierce competition erodes a firm’s competitive advantage, firms should continuously move fast and build new advantages to counteract the advantages of competitors. To survive and prosper in today’s fiercely competitive market environment, firms need effective functional strategies to continuously add value to their offerings and build multiple layers of added value in different areas […]

Role of Strategic Management in Achieving Sustainability

Strategic management has developed from corporate planning (1960) to shareholder value maximization (1980-2000) to stakeholder value maximization (2000-2023), which also incorporates the sustainability issues of society and the environment. Until the end of the 20th century, the scope of value creation and hence competitive advantage were narrowly defined in terms of profit. Today, companies are […]

Importance of Strategic Management in Managing Innovation

Just as project management is necessary to successfully manage new product development (NPD) efforts, strategic management is an indispensable tool to manage innovation. Strategic management can hold the reins of innovation to give it a purpose and direction to make the innovation outcome successful and profitable. Innovation is an umbrella term that means it is […]

A New Business Model Structure, Innovation Strategy, and Competitive Advantage

Why do companies engage in innovation? The main reason for this is companies in search of competitive advantage cause them to invest in innovation. However, the answer to this question also depends on how these companies are strategically oriented. Not all strategic types of firms engage in innovation, but there are two general types known […]

Managing Time for Competitive Advantage

Every firm, small or large, pursues a formal or informal business strategy to compete and become successful in the marketplace. Some become very successful, and others go out of business. However, to become successful, a company must also have an effective functional strategy. Both strategies are essential for generating competitive advantage and superior performance. Through […]