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Sustaining Competitive Advantage: Competitive Strategy
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Reference: SMN-679-E
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Number of pages: 13
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Publication Date: Jun 27, 2012
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Fecha de edición: Mar 14, 2013
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Source: IESE (España)
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Type of Document: Technical Note
Description
In "Value Creation & Capture", we discussed how firms gain competitive advantage and create value by making choices and trade-offs, allowing them to capture more value than rivals, and hence, generate greater profit. This note focuses on the internal analysis of a firm, concentrating on how a firm can combat imitation by utilizing its unique resources, capabilities, and core competencies. This resource-based approach emphasizes that the key to profitability lies in exploiting a firm's unique strengths and doing things differently than competitors.