کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
491224 719574 2014 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Competitive Moves Over Time: The Case of SAP
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر علوم کامپیوتر (عمومی)
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Competitive Moves Over Time: The Case of SAP
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper applies the Red Queen theory to explain how organizations utilize various sourcing arrangements in order to compete in an evolutionary arms race where only the strongest competitors will survive. This case study incorporates competition and views sourcing strategies as a means to improve its viability to survive in the marketplace. The study begins with a review of sourcing literature to position the Red Queen theory within the sourcing literature. It subsequently applies the framework to a case study of SAP AG to illustrate how sourcing strategies changed over time in response to the logic of competition. The case study reveals that (a) organizations are adaptive systems and capable of organizational learning to make strategic changes pertaining to sourcing arrangements; (b) organizations select the terms in which they want to compete by developing certain capabilities within the firm; (c) organizations are reflexive and over time develop competitive hysteresis which allows them to become stronger competitors. In the case of SAP AG, various sourcing arrangements were selected over its 40-year history to respond to technological and market changes.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Procedia Technology - Volume 16, 2014, Pages 613-622