Toward the theory of temporary competitive advantage in internationalization

Ahokangas, Petri; Juho, Anita; Haapanen, Lauri

doi:10.1108/s0749-6826(2010)0000012008

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“…Since strategy is a plan for long‐term goals, the primary purpose of strategy is to create sustainable competitive advantages, which are often assumed to exist (D'Aveni, Dagnino and Smith, 2010; Dagnino, Picone and Ferrigno, 2020). In practice, however, few competitive advantages are genuinely sustainable over prolonged periods, and most of them are temporary (Ahokangas, Juho and Haapanen, 2010; Fine, 1998; McGrath, 2013). This is either the result of fast‐paced competitive actions and counter‐responses among rivals (including imitation), or frequent endogenous and exogenous competence destroying disruptions and discontinuities.…”

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Sustainable Competitive Advantages via Temporary Advantages: Insights from the Competition between American and Chinese Digital Platforms in China

2021

British J of Management

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The world's most valuable public companies today are built on digital platforms. While American digital platforms (ADPs) have successfully dominated many international markets, some Chinese digital platforms (CDPs) have managed to survive and thrive in China, with European digital platforms (EDPs) largely absent both at home and abroad. Using comprehensive longitudinal data over 6 years, this study examines the platform competition between ADPs and CDPs in China, and explores how digital platforms challenge traditional ways of thinking about strategy and international competition. Some ADPs initially dominated the Chinese market, but some CDPs used their institutional advantages in China to offset the competitive advantages of ADPs based on superior resources and capabilities and strong market positions. Their competition evolved over three distinctive episodes so far, and CDPs used successive temporary advantages to achieve sustainable competitive advantages dynamically and accomplished radical changes cumulatively through incremental changes. A new dynamic equilibrium model of platform competition -'the spiral model' -between global and native digital platforms is developed, which highlights a trajectory that is different from the dominant models of change in the literature. Limitations of the study and new areas for future research are highlighted. I would like to thank the large number of senior business leaders who participated in this research for their time and insights. The advice from Professor Hugh Willmott, Professor Davide Ravasi and Professor Andre Spicer was invaluable during the revision. Associate Editor Professor Stephen Brammer provided excellent guidance in addressing reviewer concerns and articulating contributions. The constructive criticisms and suggestions by the anonymous reviewers played an important part in shaping the focus of the paper. An earlier version of this paper was awarded the Best Full Paper Prize (eBusiness & eGovernment) at the BAM 2020 Conference.

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Sustainable Competitive Advantages via Temporary Advantages: Insights from the Competition between American and Chinese Digital Platforms in China

2021

British J of Management

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“…Por otro lado, (Ahokangas, Juho & Haapanen, 2010), sugieren el aumento del dinamismo del mercado y la continua evolución de los recursos, por cuanto contribuyen al desarrollo de ventajas competitivas temporales utilizadas en la internacionalización de las empresas, además indican que las ventajas competitivas sostenibles para la internacionalización surgen de las ventajas temporales a través de un ciclo de vida a medida que disminuyen los efectos del dinamismo del mercado y la evolución de los recursos.…”

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La cadena de valor como herramienta generadora de ventajas competitivas para la Industria Acuícola

2020

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El objetivo de la investigación es proponer sistemas de mejoras en cada uno de los eslabones de las actividades que realiza Industria Acuícola Vikas Cía. Ltda. Para la obtención de los datos se realizó una investigación bajo un diseño no experimental, el estudio tuvo un enfoque mixto y un alcance descriptivo. Se identificaron problemas en las diferentes áreas de la empresa como falta de capacitaciones, carencia de formatos para registro productivos, planes de bonificaciones salariales, registro para logística interna y externa; sin embargo, la empresa mantiene una eficiente estructura organizacional. Sobre la base de este estudio se propuso la implementación de diferentes actividades en la cadena de valor para generar ventaja competitiva que permita aumentar valor al producto y optimizar los procesos productivos, a lo largo de la cadena de valor.

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“…SME internationalisation literature acknowledges that so called 'born-global' ventures launch to be international from the outset (Freeman, 2013;Kalinic and Forza, 2012;Olejnik, 2012). Although other perspectives such as a Resource-Based View of Internationalisation (Ahokangas et al, 2010) are emerging through the integration of entrepreneurship/ small business literature, IE is the most appropriate theoretical framework for SME Internationalisation. Table 1 provides a summary of key theories on business internationalisation, highlighting the initial focus on MNEs.…”

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“…It focuses on developing unique and difficult to imitate features both within the firm and within the firm's network. (Ahokangas et al, 2010) International Entrepreneurship…”

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The role of information alignment and entrepreneurial traits on SME internationalization

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Management Research Review

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Purpose – The paper aims to explore the internationalisation decision-making of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owner/managers. Specifically, structural alignment theory (SAT) and regulatory focus theory (RFT) are utilised to examine the concept of opportunity recognition in the context of internationalisation choices. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is conceptual in nature, and an integrative cognitive model of internationalisation choice decisions is developed based on SAT and RFT, underpinned by a critical review of the international entrepreneurship (IE) literature. Findings – Scenarios are identified in which the structure of available information may affect the decision-evaluation process in terms of cognitive resource requirements. Further, the SME owner/manager’s motivational goal orientation is suggested to moderate the role of the information structure in line with IE literature. A conceptual model and propositions are presented. Research limitations/implications – The conceptual model and the propositions arising from the discussion in this paper offer new directions of research to explore SME internationalisation. Originality/value – This paper offers a cognitive perspective of SME internationalisation. This paper offers insights for policymakers, SME owner/managers, practitioners and researchers alike. For internationalisation decisions, this paper highlights the potential impact of the structure of information that is made available to SME owner/managers by industry or policy bodies; further, the moderating influence of motivational goal orientation may inform policy on how information should be presented to SME owner/managers to aid their decision-making.

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Toward the theory of temporary competitive advantage in internationalization

Cited by 7 publications

References 52 publications

Sustainable Competitive Advantages via Temporary Advantages: Insights from the Competition between American and Chinese Digital Platforms in China

Sustainable Competitive Advantages via Temporary Advantages: Insights from the Competition between American and Chinese Digital Platforms in China

La cadena de valor como herramienta generadora de ventajas competitivas para la Industria Acuícola

The role of information alignment and entrepreneurial traits on SME internationalization

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