Competitive advantage in public-sector organizations: explaining the public good/sustainable competitive advantage paradox
| Autor: | Arthur David Shulman, Judy Matthews |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Marketing Judy Matthews Resource dependence theory 150312 Organisational Planning and Management business.industry Public sector Arthur Shulman Resource Dependency Theory Public good Competitive advantage Competition (economics) Resource (project management) 150300 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Government Agency (sociology) Resource-based view Economics business Industrial organization |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Business Research |
| ISSN: | 0148-2963 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0148-2963(02)00498-8 |
| Popis: | Resource-based views of the firm and in particular Kay's (Why Firms Succeed. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995) model of sustainable competitive advantage have been used to advance an understanding of differences in the competitive advantage of private-sector firms. We extend the analysis to a public-sector firm where its major purpose includes engaging in public good by giving away its knowledge base and services. The case highlights the paradox that many public-sector organizations face in simultaneously pursuing public good and sustainable competitive advantage. While Kay's model is applicable for understanding intergovernmental agency competition, we find it necessary to incorporate resource dependency theory to address the paradox. Implications for theory and practice are provided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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