An empirical study on the correlation between environmental design implementation and business competitive advantages in Taiwan's industries

Mediating effect of competitive advantage on the relationship between corporate strategy and business performance

“…Scholars have shown interest on the influence of environmental related matter in hotel business industries and its effects on product and services [10]. Tien et al [11] supported that corporate environmental strategy lead towards improvement in production process, quality and cost reduction. It would also generate a positive organizational image and enable firms to gain competitive advantage [12].…”

In Persuit of Eco-innovation. Drivers and Consequences of Eco-innovation at Firm Level

“…In addition, firms can achieve a cost advantage (operating at a lower cost than competitors but offering a comparable product) or a differentiation advantage (when customers consistently perceive the firm's offer as superior to its competitors' offer) (Porter 1985in Zhou et al 2009). Therefore, eco-innovations can, by cost efficiency or by introduction of eco-innovations that differ from others and bring additional value to the customers, gain and achieve a competitive advantage, whether on the domestic or international market (Tien et al 2005;Chen et al 2006;Triebswetter and Wackerbauer 2008;Chiou et al 2011;Ar 2012;Hofer et al 2012;Leonidou et al 2013a). Therefore, sustainable orientation in eco-innovation practices can lower costs because companies reduce the inputs they use, while they also generate additional revenues from better products and enable companies to create new businesses; hence, smart companies now treat sustainability as innovation's new frontier (Nidumolu et al 2009).…”

Knowledge Exchanges, Organizational Learning and Supply Chains Performance

“…Moreover, they have taken their competitive advantages for supporting excellent organizational learning performance. In building competitive advantage, both low cost competition and product differentiation become valuable strategies for helping firms compete in the markets (Tien et al 2005). Thus, competitive advantage is the antecedent of increasing firm performance.…”