Xxxxxxx and competitive advantage Sample Clauses

Xxxxxxx and competitive advantage. Achieving synergy and a competitive advantage may be another reason why firms enter into a strategic alliance. According to Xxxxxx (1991 cited in Chkanikova 2016: 34), a firm is said to have a sustained competitive advantage when it is implementing a value creating strategy not simultaneously being implemented by any current or potential competitors and when these other firms are unable to duplicate the benefits of this strategy. Compared to entering a market alone, forming a strategic partnership becomes a way to decrease the risk of market entry, international expansion, research and development, and so forth (Išoraite 2009: 6). Competition becomes more effective when partners leverage off each other’s strengths, bringing synergy into the process that would be hard to achieve if attempting to enter a new market or industry alone (Išoraite 2009: 6). In retail, entering a new market is an expensive and time consuming process. Forming strategic partnerships with an established company with a good reputation can help create a favourable brand image and efficient distribution networks. Even established reputable companies need to introduce new brands to market. According to Išoraite (2009: 6), smaller companies can achieve speed to market quicker than bigger, more established companies. The above review has demonstrated that there are mutual benefits to partnering. In the following section, the evolution of partnering within the South African context - tracing the evolutionary trends and a background to the partnering concept is discussed.
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