2015
DOI: 10.1002/agr.21451
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Can Strategic Capabilities Affect Performance? Application of RBV to Small Food Businesses

Abstract: The paper aims to analyze the relationships between strategic capabilities and performance among food SMEs, identifying which capabilities play a leading role in establishing competitive advantage. Four strategic capabilities were analyzed: innovation, marketing, network, and information acquisition. We ran a Structural Equation Model involving 67 food SMEs located in Italy. The results revealed that the marketing, network, and innovation capabilities directly and positively affect performance. SMEs benefit fr… Show more

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“…In addition, there was an influence on the innovation capability of marketing performance that show positive and significant results with 0.351 results and P value 0.007. This is in accordance with the results of the research conducted by Nguyen et al [23] mentioned that the capability of innovation has significant effect on the marketing performance and results findings from Carraresi et al [24] stated that the capabilities of innovation have a positive and significant impact on marketing performance.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…In addition, there was an influence on the innovation capability of marketing performance that show positive and significant results with 0.351 results and P value 0.007. This is in accordance with the results of the research conducted by Nguyen et al [23] mentioned that the capability of innovation has significant effect on the marketing performance and results findings from Carraresi et al [24] stated that the capabilities of innovation have a positive and significant impact on marketing performance.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Another key barrier to market entry in many processed food markets is the fact that dominant food companies have managed to establish economies of scale in terms of production, marketing and finance. Production economies of scale – achieved through practices such as the acquisition of other firms, large-scale investment in existing production facilities, and investing in advanced process innovations (e.g., automation) – can optimise production efficiency and minimise the marginal cost of production [ 33 , 58 , 64 , 119 , 132 , 147 , 149 , 150 , 161 163 ]. Dominant food companies also make use of marketing economies of scale in which they can lower the costs of marketing practices by spreading their marketing budget across a range of different and effective marketing media [ 74 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For these farms, focusing on marketing innovations may be a less risky gamble while also making better use of their current capabilities (Carreresi et al 2015). This may be the result of the necessary skills and capabilities needed to execute the development of a new product line which are less prevalent among small food processing firms relative to the skills and capabilities needed to develop and navigate new marketing channels.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%