The moderating effect of religiosity on resource-capability-competitive advantage interaction

Sachitra, Vilani; Chong, Siong Choy

doi:10.1108/ijse-08-2018-0414

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“…In assessing competitive advantage at firm level, Li [30] developed five dimensions to measure competitive advantage, namely price or cost, product innovation, product quality, dependable delivery, as well as time to market. The present study utilised these dimensions with appropriate modification based on the context [4,10]. Though product innovation is applied in prior studies, the present study used a dimension 'exploiting market opportunities' [31] as it is more practicable to the minor export crops.…”

Section: Resource-capability-competitive Advantagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The stock of available assets that are owned, controlled and used by the firm to develop and implement its strategies is define as resources [32]. Prior studies [11,3,4] H2. There is a significant moderating effect of business intention of farm owners on the relationship between resources and competitive advantage of minor export crop farms in Sri Lanka.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In line with the recent trends in the global agribusiness sector, which are more industrialised, competitive, technological and managerial intensive [1,2], competitive advantage of agribusiness has generated much interest in the academic literature. It earns distinct attention due to the significant contributions of the sector in terms of larger share to the total economy with respect of utilizing land, providing employment opportunities and enhancing economic growth [3,4]. Because of these trends and contributions, competitiveness of global agribusiness has raised concerns amongst economists and policy makers about the need for competitive advantage in the agribusiness sector of developing countries.…”

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“…Prior studies have highlighted the direct effect of resources and capabilities on competitive advantage at farm level in agribusiness [10,11,3,4]. Concerning the prior studies, there are some factors influencing the resource-capabilitycompetitive advantage interaction namely gender [12,13] working experience of the owners or managers [14,15] and religiosity of owners [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The study focused precisely on the minor export crops sector in Sri Lanka in order to address the literature gap. This study responds to the call by focusing on the minor export crops sector such as the cinnamon, clove and pepper farms due to their emerging contribution towards Sri Lankan agricultural exports and global market position [3,4]. Currently, for cinnamon Sri Lanka is the largest exporter.…”

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Business Intention and Gendered Role on Implication of the Resource-based View: Quantitative Context on Agribusiness

Sachitra

2020

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Purpose: This paper analyses the moderating effects of farm owner’s gender and business intention which could impact on the resource-capability-competitive advantage linkage in agribusiness. The study adopts the resource-based view in combination with dynamic capabilities. Design: The sample of the consisted of the farm owners who have experience in commercial cultivation of minor export crops in Sri Lanka. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Findings: Based on the data collected from 456 farm owners, results of the multiple regression analysis suggest farm owner’s business intention has moderating effects upon the relationship between resources, capabilities and competitive advantage. However, statistically significant moderation effect of farm owner’s gender on the relationship between resources, capabilities and farm’s competitive advantage was not reported. Research implications: The result gives positive sign that gender is not a constraint factor to gain competitive advantage at firm level and psyche of the leaders regarding their business intention which can lead to enhance the link between resources, dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage. Originality: The literature gap in competitive advantage literature by highlighting the potential roles of gender and business intention play in the resource-capability-competitive advantage interaction has been addressed. The results provide practical implications for policy makers, government and local communities with regard to selecting suitable resources and integrating them with proper capabilities for greater competitive advantage of the agribusiness sector.

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Section: Resource-capability-competitive Advantagementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resource-capability-competitive Advantagementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sachitra

2020

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Religious and Cultural-Spiritual Attributions of Climate-Driven Changes on Food Production: A Case Study from North Malaita, Solomon Islands

Bird

Wairiu

Combes

et al. 2021

Climate Change Management

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Increasing concern exists over the impacts of climate change on food production amongst the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Changing weather patterns are already having effects on soil fertility, pests and diseases, heat stress in plants, soil moisture, saltwater incursion from rising sea levels, and increased damage to agriculture and crops from climate-related extreme events. Although climate-related extreme events such as cyclones, floods, droughts and storm surges are causing damages on food production, farmers in PICs often attribute the occurrences and frequency of climatic hazards to God, spiritual beliefs and cultural practices. This paper evaluates farmers' perceptions of how their food production systems and livelihoods are influenced by religious and cultural-spiritual beliefs, as a proxy for understanding climate impacts. We conducted 98 in-depth, semi-structured one-on-one interviews, a social-demographic survey (n = 98) and personal observations on farmers' behaviours using the snowballing method in the Malu'u and Sikwafata communities on Malaita in the Solomon Islands. We thematically analysed the transcripts placing emphasis on understanding commonalities and differences within and between the study sites. We found that climate impacts on food production are one of the major problems identified by 92.3% of the respondents (29.0% of youths, 25.8% of middle-age, and 37.5% of elderlies) who attribute climate impacts to God's punishment or the fulfilment of a prophecy. Human factors including folklore (cultural behaviours/sorcery) were also factors affecting food production for 76% of the respondents (19.3% of youths, 31.6% of middle-age, and 25.1% of elderlies). We also found that 5.4% of farmers had no knowledge or awareness about climate change and 21.7% claimed that lack of farming equipment (tilling tools and planting materials) was a major problem. More community awareness on climate change and its impacts and further research is needed to enable farmers to make informed decisions about improving their food production systems.

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Agribusiness capabilities and performance: a systematic literature review and research agenda

Leitão,

Paiva,

Thomé

2023

BFJ

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PurposeThe literature has suggested that capabilities have been used to generate performance and competitive advantage, especially in industries with higher technological dynamism in developed economies. However, knowledge of the topic still needs to be systematically analyzed in agribusiness. Thus, this article fills this gap because it systematically reviews the literature on agribusiness capabilities and performance, classifies and codifies its characteristics, and determines what is known and what gaps there are in the knowledge regarding these subjects.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review of agribusiness capabilities and performance was conducted based on Cronin et al. (2008) protocol. Thirty-six articles from the WoS and Scopus databases were identified and analyzed.FindingsThis article identified, classified and coded 12 capabilities agribusiness firms employ to improve performance. This article reveals several gaps regarding capabilities and performance in agribusiness, especially emphasizing commodity products, in addition to studies with fruits and vegetables, milk, eggs, meat, agricultural inputs and biofuels. It was also found that higher-order capabilities are more strongly related to performance than lower-order capabilities, that the performance benefits conferred by capabilities are more evident in developing economies, and that the relationship between capabilities and performance is more robust in agribusinesses with lower levels of technological dynamism.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the debate about agribusiness capabilities and performance in three aspects. First, it systematically reviews the literature on these subjects; second, it classifies and codifies agribusiness capabilities and performance characteristics; third, it provides a research agenda on the theme.

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The moderating effect of religiosity on resource-capability-competitive advantage interaction

Cited by 9 publications

References 67 publications

Business Intention and Gendered Role on Implication of the Resource-based View: Quantitative Context on Agribusiness

Business Intention and Gendered Role on Implication of the Resource-based View: Quantitative Context on Agribusiness

Religious and Cultural-Spiritual Attributions of Climate-Driven Changes on Food Production: A Case Study from North Malaita, Solomon Islands

Agribusiness capabilities and performance: a systematic literature review and research agenda

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