• What we do
  • The People
  • About Us
  • Why Innovation Africa
  • Contact Us
Innovation AfricaCreating the Future Today
  • Feature Articles
  • Innovation
  • Agriculture
  • ICT
  • Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Health
  • Store
  • Contact Us
Menu
  • Feature Articles
  • Innovation
  • Agriculture
  • ICT
  • Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Health
  • Store
  • Contact Us
  • Intellectual capital as competitive advantage in emerging clusters in Latin America

    August 19, 2012 Editor 0

    Abstract

    Purpose – Emerging clusters, formed by SMEs of slow growth and embryonic management systems, present different competitive advantage scheme. This paper analyses relationships among components of intellectual capital within a model of competitive advantages in emerging clusters SMEs in a region of Latin America.Design/methodology/approach – A sequential method based in PLS technique is suggested to select the model and estimate the parameters. A sample of 113 wood manufacturers SMEs in a region of Argentine was selected. Findings – Competitive advantage scheme in emerging clusters SMEs proposes resources affect organizational capabilities; territory and organizational capabilities affect strategic factors which improve performance. In this scheme, human capital affects structural capital and structural capital generates relational capital. SMEs organize tangible resources and relational capital to build organizational capabilities

    Research limitations/implications – Sample is cross-section. Performance is subjectively measured. This paper only studies survival SMEs of the wood sector in a region of Latina America

    .Practical implications – Paper establishes suggestions to strategies of the SMEs in emerging clusters and politics to developing countries. This paper enables practitioners and scholars to comprehend and make legitimate decisions and conclusions that can foster business growth.

    Originality/value – We tested the impact of dimensions of intellectual capital on performance in emerging clusters of developing countries within a competitive advantage scheme, showing causal process among intellectual capital dimensions and competitive advantages. The analysis differentiates among intellectual capital dimension and organizational capabilities
    Go to Source

    Related Posts

    • SMEs are good business for Kenya’s growing banking sectorSMEs are good business for Kenya’s growing banking sector
    • To Meet the Jobs Challenge, Maximize the Impact of SMEsTo Meet the Jobs Challenge, Maximize the Impact of SMEs
    • Knowledge, learning, and innovation: research and perspectivesKnowledge, learning, and innovation: research and perspectives
    • Do-It-Yourself Open Innovation: Discovering Your Complementary PartnerDo-It-Yourself Open Innovation: Discovering Your Complementary Partner
    • Non-traditional private equity financing can be a win-win solution for SMEsNon-traditional private equity financing can be a win-win solution for SMEs
    • The Governance of Innovation: Building an Innovative Eco-System for SMEs
    Sovrn
    Share

    Categories: Knowledge Management, South-South

    Tags: competitive advantage in emerging clusters, competitive advantage scheme, intellectual capital dimension, organizational capabilities, smes

    Preserving A Free and Open Internet Contest How These Small-Time Brands Made It Big

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

Subscribe to our stories


 

Recent Posts

  • Entrepreneurial Alertness, Innovation Modes, And Business Models in Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises December 30, 2021
  • The Strategic Role of Design in Driving Digital Innovation June 10, 2021
  • Correction to: Hybrid mosquitoes? Evidence from rural Tanzania on how local communities conceptualize and respond to modified mosquitoes as a tool for malaria control June 10, 2021
  • BRIEF FOCUS: Optimal spacing for groundnuts in smallholder farming systems June 9, 2021
  • COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on the achievements of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa June 9, 2021

Categories

Archives

Popular Post-All time

  • A review on biomass-based... 1k views
  • Apply Now: $500,000 for Y... 798 views
  • Can blockchain disrupt ge... 797 views
  • Test Your Value Propositi... 749 views
  • Prize-winning projects pr... 722 views

Recent Posts

  • Entrepreneurial Alertness, Innovation Modes, And Business Models in Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises
  • The Strategic Role of Design in Driving Digital Innovation
  • Correction to: Hybrid mosquitoes? Evidence from rural Tanzania on how local communities conceptualize and respond to modified mosquitoes as a tool for malaria control
  • BRIEF FOCUS: Optimal spacing for groundnuts in smallholder farming systems
  • COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on the achievements of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
  • Explicit knowledge networks and their relationship with productivity in SMEs
  • Intellectual property issues in artificial intelligence: specific reference to the service sector
  • Africa RISING publishes a livestock feed and forage production manual for Ethiopia
  • Transforming crop residues into a precious feed resource for small ruminants in northern Ghana
  • Photo report: West Africa project partners cap off 2020 with farmers field day events in Northern Ghana and Southern Mali

Tag Cloud

    africa African Agriculture Business Business model Business_Finance Company Crowdsourcing data Development East Africa economics Education Entrepreneur entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship ethiopia ghana Health_Medical_Pharma ict Information technology Innovation kenya knowledge Knowledge Management Leadership marketing mobile Mobile phone nigeria Open innovation Organization Research rwanda science Science and technology studies social enterprise social entrepreneurship south africa Strategic management strategy tanzania Technology Technology_Internet uganda

Categories

Archives

  • A review on biomass-based hydrogen production for renewable energy supply 1k views
  • Apply Now: $500,000 for Your Big Data Innovations in Agriculture 798 views
  • Can blockchain disrupt gender inequality? 797 views
  • Test Your Value Proposition: Supercharge Lean Startup and CustDev Principles 749 views
  • Prize-winning projects promote healthier eating, smarter crop investments 722 views

Copyright © 2005-2020 Innovation Africa Theme created by PWT. Powered by WordPress.org