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Towards a Competence Theory of the Firm

Author : Nicolai J. Foss

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 29,54 MB

Release : 2013-12-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1317798775

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Book Description

This book explores a new theory of the firm produced through an exchange between management theory and economics. In the process economics is seen to provide a foundational element for strategy research whilst developing a more realistic theory of the firm with a greater emphasis on its internal features. The success of competence theories of the firm also reflects their ability to explain significant trends in the business world, notably the declining importance of conglomerates and critical features in the success of Asian and Japanese business.



On the Path Towards a Competence-Based Theory of the Firm

Author : Jörg Freiling

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,10 MB

Release : 2011

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Exploiting the potentials and tackling the problems of resource-based and competence-based research, this paper develops a proposal for a competence-based theory of the firm (CbTF). The CbTF is based on the fundamentals of market process theory and is independent from existing approaches to explaining the nature of the firm. The paper addresses the basics of the theory in terms of the philosophy of science by referring to the Lakatos model and CbTF's positioning in organization theory. The fundamental question of the nature of the firm is approached by the notion of an organizational 'ambiente' and by using findings of entrepreneurship research.



Research in Competence-Based Management

Author : Ron Sanchez

Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 16,51 MB

Release : 2008-11-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1848552106

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Focuses on a range of fundamental issues in developing competence-base theory and in undertaking competence-based research intended to contribute to management theory development. This work assesses the areas in which restatements or extensions of competence theory may be needed or would be useful.



Towards a Competence Theory of the Firm

Author : Nicolai J. Foss

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 47,25 MB

Release : 2013-12-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1317798767

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Book Description

This book explores a new theory of the firm produced through an exchange between management theory and economics. In the process economics is seen to provide a foundational element for strategy research whilst developing a more realistic theory of the firm with a greater emphasis on its internal features. The success of competence theories of the firm also reflects their ability to explain significant trends in the business world, notably the declining importance of conglomerates and critical features in the success of Asian and Japanese business.



Dynamics of Competence-based Competition

Author : Ron Sanchez

Publisher : Pergamon

Page : 426 pages

File Size : 11,52 MB

Release : 1996

Category : Business & Economics

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In order to integrate the various contributions to the book, the text has been carefully edited to ensure a consistent, carefully defined, and straightforward vocabulary. It will therefore appeal both to researchers and students for whom theoretical rigor is important, and to practising executives, managers and consultants who will welcome its clear applicability to their own experience.



A Focused Issue on Identifying, Building and Linking Competences

Author : Ron Sanchez

Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing

Page : 271 pages

File Size : 37,41 MB

Release : 2010-05-26

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1849509913

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Features a collection of papers that explores the challenges in identifying, building, and linking competences within and between organizations. This title includes a paper that describes a facilitated process through which managers may identify an organization's competences. It also explains basic issues in building organizational competence.



On the Firm's Raison D'Être and Competence-Based Nature of the Firm

Author : Jörg Freiling

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 49,30 MB

Release : 2010

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Why do firms exist? The standard answer of economic theory is that firms offer protection against highest levels of uncertainty. The paper employs the competence-based theory of the firm as a branch of market process theory to develop answers that go beyond this traditional viewpoint by emphasizing that firms are institutions that allow for taking the opportunities of the market process different from alternate institutions. Centrepiece of the paper is the notion that firms have an organizational ambiance that protect firms from threats in competition and nurtures the development of resources and competences.



European Journal of Tourism Research

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Publisher : International University College

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 27,20 MB

Release : 2014-10-01

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The European Journal of Tourism Research is an interdisciplinary scientific journal in the field of tourism, published by Varna University of Management, Bulgaria. Its aim is to provide a platform for discussion of theoretical and empirical problems in tourism. Publications from all fields, connected with tourism such as management, marketing, sociology, psychology, geography, political sciences, mathematics, statistics, anthropology, culture, information technologies and others are invited. The journal is open to all researchers. Young researchers and authors from Central and Eastern Europe are encouraged to submit their contributions. Regular Articles in the European Journal of Tourism Research should normally be between 4 000 and 20 000 words. Major research articles of between 10 000 and 20 000 are highly welcome. Longer or shorter papers will also be considered. The journal publishes also Research Notes of 1 500 – 2 000 words. Submitted papers must combine theoretical concepts with practical applications or empirical testing. The European Journal of Tourism Research includes also the following sections: Book Reviews, announcements for Conferences and Seminars, abstracts of successfully defended Doctoral Dissertations in Tourism, case studies of Tourism Best Practices. The European Journal of Tourism Research is published in three Volumes per year. The full text of the European Journal of Tourism Research is available in the following databases: EBSCO Hospitality and Tourism CompleteCABI Leisure, Recreation and TourismProQuest Research Library Individual articles can be rented via journal's page at DeepDyve. The journal is indexed in Scopus and Thomson Reuters' Emerging Sources Citation Index. The editorial team welcomes your submissions to the European Journal of Tourism Research.



Competence-Based Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism

Author : Harald Pechlaner

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 183 pages

File Size : 50,67 MB

Release : 2016-04-14

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1317162900

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Dr Pechlaner and Dr Innerhofer, the editors of Competence-Based Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism, argue that the industry operates within highly challenging and competitive environments. Changing environmental and market conditions continually force hotel businesses and service providers to offer their customers new and modified products and services, in order to remain competitive; those which respect value perceptions of markets and sustainable stakeholder reactions. This then raises the question of how innovations within this industry must be developed in order to achieve competitive differentiation. The book demonstrates that the development and analysis of successful innovation strategies should integrate the resource-based view and its advancements, the competence-based view, as well as the dynamic capabilities approach and the relational view. Resource-based strategic management approaches view the firm as a bundle of resources and competences. They point to the importance of firm-specific resources and competences in explaining variations in competitive positions and performance differentiation between companies. The challenge of hospitality and tourism is to develop resources and competences that drive innovations. This book will serve to advance the status quo of tourism research literature by combining innovation theories with network theories and tourism and destination development, by illustrating the development of cooperative competences and innovations in tourism and by showing, in a tailored way, how the challenge of the development of resources and competences that drive innovations in tourism can be managed.



The Globalization Of Strategy Research

Author : Joel Baum

Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing

Page : 477 pages

File Size : 20,84 MB

Release : 2010-07-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1849508984

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This volume brings together various emerging perspectives in strategy research for further interaction and debate. Contributions address a range of issues related to the globalization of strategy research and chapters examine strategy theory, methods and research as well as strategy as practice, discourse and reflexive design.