Profitability and Competitiveness: Lessons from Japanese and American Firms in the 1980s

Blaine, Michael James

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“…Furthermore, the definitions indicate the importance of firms and the environment in which the firms are operating. Indeed, the nation's competitive position lies in the creation of a social and economic environment that encourages the firms to take actions that promote their own self-interest, while at the same time enhancing national competitiveness (Blaine, 1993). However, an important point to make is that not all of the firms/ industries in the nation contribute to competitiveness.…”

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“…However, an important point to make is that not all of the firms/ industries in the nation contribute to competitiveness. If they did, it is likely that it was dependent on the way profits influence firm strategy and managerial behavior (Blaine, 1993). Krugman (1994) further cautioned that national competitiveness is a meaningless concept and the obsession with the concept is both wrong and dangerous.…”

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Tourism and Hotel Competitiveness Research

Tsai

Song

Wong

2009

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

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ABSTRACT. Competitiveness has been a subject of study in the manufacturing and related sectors since the early 1990s. However, only recently have some researchers started to examine the tourism and hospitality competitiveness, both conceptually and empirically, with a particular focus on tourism destinations and the hotel industry. The goal of this article is to review the published studies on destination and hotel competitiveness, provide critiques, and point out future directions in tourism and hotel competitiveness research. Such a review shall provide researchers with a good understanding of the current status of competitiveness research and with a vision for advancing the existing knowledge of destination and hotel competitiveness.

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Section: Concepts Of Competitivenessmentioning

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Section: Concepts Of Competitivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tourism and Hotel Competitiveness Research

Tsai

Song

Wong

2009

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing

201

135

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“…Affiliate firm performance was measured by using a 3-year average of return on sales (ROS). Blaine (1993) states that ROS is a far better (Kotha/Nair 1995). Several strategy studies have used ROS as a sole measure of firm profitability (Greening/Gray 1994, Kotha/Nair 1995, Markides/Williamson 1996, Martin et al 1995, Tallman/Li 1996.…”

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The effect of keiretsu affiliation and resource dependencies on supplier firm performance in the Japanese automobile industry

Sambharya

Banerji

2006

MANAGE. INT. REV.

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■ Resource dependence theory was used to develop hypotheses on whether keiretsu affiliation, mutual dependence between the automaker core and supplier firms, and internationalization level of the affiliate firm have an effect on its performance.■ The hypotheses were tested on archival data from the entire population of 470 first-tier automobile components suppliers in Japan. Key Results■ Results indicate that lower levels of supplier-firm dependencies on the automaker firm and higher levels of automaker firm dependencies on the supplier firm had a positive effect on the performance of the supplier firm. Interestingly, keiretsu affiliation was not found to have an impact on supplier firm performance.

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“…7, No. 10;2014(Blaine, 1993Glaum & Oesterle, 2007). This indicator is expressed as a percentage and calculated as:…”

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Effect of the Type of Ownership in the Financial Performance: The Case of Firms in Latin America

López-Morales¹,

Vargas-Hernández²

2014

IBR

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The aim of this paper is test if the type of ownership (Foreign Private, Local Private and State) affects the financial performance of firms in Latin America in the period from 2005 to 2011. In order to reach this aim, a sample of 29 firms that operates in different countries from Latin America was selected (mainly from Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Colombia). Likewise in order to measure the type of ownership, the firms of the sample were categorized in three kinds of ownership such as: foreign private, local private and state ownership. Likewise the Return on Equity (ROE) was used to measure the financial performance. Finally in order to reach the main aim of this paper, we test the hypothesis using a regression analysis with SPSS. The results shed that the type of ownership is not relevant to the financial performance in Latin American context.

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Profitability and Competitiveness: Lessons from Japanese and American Firms in the 1980s

Cited by 35 publications

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Tourism and Hotel Competitiveness Research

Tourism and Hotel Competitiveness Research

The effect of keiretsu affiliation and resource dependencies on supplier firm performance in the Japanese automobile industry

Effect of the Type of Ownership in the Financial Performance: The Case of Firms in Latin America

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