Linking absorptive capabilities and competitive advantage: Empirical study of the Portuguese textile SMES
- Rua, O.L. 1
- França, A. 3
- Ortiz, R.F. 2
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Instituto Politécnico do Porto
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Universidad de La Rioja
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Universidade do Minho
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ISBN: 9780986041990
Año de publicación: 2017
Volumen: 2017-January
Páginas: 2011-2022
Congreso: 30th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Vision 2020: Sustainable Economic development, Innovation Management, and Global Growth, IBIMA 2017 Madrid. 8 November 2017 through 9 November 2017
Tipo: Aportación congreso
Resumen
This study aims at investigating the influence that absorptive capability has on competitive advantage of Portuguese textile small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Therefore, a quantitative methodological approach was used, conducting a descriptive, exploratory and transversal empirical study, having applied a questionnaire to a sample of Portuguese exporting firms. The research results suggest that absorptive capability enhances competitive advantage in the analysed SMEs, through the acquisition (cost leadership and differentiation), assimilation (cost leadership), transformation (cost leadership) and exploitation (cost leadership and differentiation). Therefore, the findings sustain the necessity to invest in absorptive capability, which contributes to the firms’ competitive advantage in foreign markets. © 2017 International Business Information Management Association IBIMA. All Rights Reserved.
Información de financiación
UNIAG, R&D unit funded by the FCT - Portuguese Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.Financiadores
- FCT - Portuguese Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
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FCT - Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology, I.P.
- UID/GES/04752/2016