Locational and Internal Sources of Firm Competitive Advantage: Applying Porter’s Diamond Model at the Firm Level

Locational and Internal Sources of Firm Competitive Advantage : Applying Porter’s Diamond Model at the Firm Level

This paper employs Porter’s diamond model to examine the relationships between afirm’s locational environment, its innovation capabilities, and competitive advantage assessed interms of various performance indicators. The study implements a structural equation modelestimated with the partial least squares (PLS) approach and reveals that frequent cooperation spurs innovation and performance but that, in contrast to Porter’s prediction, a strong focus on local demand impedes both. Interestingly, various types of governmental support, as well as the qualityof locational factors, are more important for less innovative companies than they are for moreinnovative ones. We also find that strong local competition is an impediment to firm innovativeness and performance, which is in conflict with Porter’s model.

Eickelpasch, AlexanderDIW Berlin, Germany (författare)
Stephan, AndreasJönköping University,IHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics,IHH, Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO)(Swepub:hj)Stea (författare)
DIW Berlin, GermanyIHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Strategic Management Education: Senate Hall Academic Publisher7:2, s. 1-251649-3877

Av författaren/redakt...: Lejpras, Anna; Eickelpasch, Ale ...; Stephan, Andreas

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