Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern Brazil

A Sustainable Competitive Advantage emerges as an important factor in the perception of value of goods and services, which should be considered as elements of competitive differentiation. This study aims at identifying the relationship between sustainable competitive advantage and organizational per...

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Main Authors: Julio Cesar Ferro de Guimarães, Eliana Andréa Severo, César Ricardo Maia de Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: FUCAPE Business School 2017-01-01
Series:BBR: Brazilian Business Review
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123050604006
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author Julio Cesar Ferro de Guimarães
Eliana Andréa Severo
César Ricardo Maia de Vasconcelos
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description A Sustainable Competitive Advantage emerges as an important factor in the perception of value of goods and services, which should be considered as elements of competitive differentiation. This study aims at identifying the relationship between sustainable competitive advantage and organizational performance, as well as measuring the relationship of environmental sustainability and social responsibility as attributes of sustainable competitive advantage. In order to achieve that, a survey was carried out in 1496 different size companies and activity sectors in Brazil. For the data analysis and interpretation we used a structural equation modeling technique. The results indicate that the Sustainable Competitive Advantage construct is an important antecedent of organizational performance because it highlights fundamental attributes for organizations to achieve positive economic consequences. This research contributes to organizational management and to the scientific community with the provision of a framework that assists in the identification of relevant strategic resource features.
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spelling doaj.art-f297262dd98b4a7185eeeaf9ff5774942024-03-21T19:30:18ZengFUCAPE Business SchoolBBR: Brazilian Business Review1807-734X2017-01-01143352367Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern BrazilJulio Cesar Ferro de GuimarãesEliana Andréa SeveroCésar Ricardo Maia de VasconcelosA Sustainable Competitive Advantage emerges as an important factor in the perception of value of goods and services, which should be considered as elements of competitive differentiation. This study aims at identifying the relationship between sustainable competitive advantage and organizational performance, as well as measuring the relationship of environmental sustainability and social responsibility as attributes of sustainable competitive advantage. In order to achieve that, a survey was carried out in 1496 different size companies and activity sectors in Brazil. For the data analysis and interpretation we used a structural equation modeling technique. The results indicate that the Sustainable Competitive Advantage construct is an important antecedent of organizational performance because it highlights fundamental attributes for organizations to achieve positive economic consequences. This research contributes to organizational management and to the scientific community with the provision of a framework that assists in the identification of relevant strategic resource features.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123050604006sustainable competitive advantageenvironmental sustainabilitysocial responsibilityorganizational performancestructural equation modeling
spellingShingle Julio Cesar Ferro de Guimarães
Eliana Andréa Severo
César Ricardo Maia de Vasconcelos
Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern Brazil
BBR: Brazilian Business Review
sustainable competitive advantage
environmental sustainability
social responsibility
organizational performance
structural equation modeling
title Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern Brazil
title_full Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern Brazil
title_fullStr Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern Brazil
title_short Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A Survey of Companies in Southern Brazil
title_sort sustainable competitive advantage a survey of companies in southern brazil
topic sustainable competitive advantage
environmental sustainability
social responsibility
organizational performance
structural equation modeling
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