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Resources, capabilities and competitive advantage of minor export crops farms in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Sachitra, Vilani
dc.contributor.author Chong, Siong-Choy
dc.date.accessioned 2018-12-31T04:12:37Z
dc.date.available 2018-12-31T04:12:37Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Vilani Sachitra, Siong-Choy Chong, (2018) "Resources, capabilities and competitive advantage of minor export crops farms in Sri Lanka: An empirical investigation", Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, Vol. 28 Issue: 5, pp.478-502 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1059-5422
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7877
dc.description.abstract Attached en_US
dc.description.abstract Purpose – The agribusiness sector has long been acknowledged as a major source of livelihood to many people in developing countries. Hence, determining the resources and capabilities influencing farm-level competitive advantage are vital to better understand and formulate appropriate strategies to increase the competitiveness ofminor export crops farms. This study aims to understand of the link between resourcescapabilities-competitive advantage for appropriate measures to be recommended to enhance the competitive position of the smallholding farms. Design/methodology/approach – This study adopts the resource-based view in combination with dynamic capabilities. The scope comprises owners of farms who possess experience in commercial cultivation of minor export crops in Sri Lanka. A self-administrated structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Findings – Based on the responses from 456 farm owners, results of the multiple regression analysis indicate that variables representing resources such as human assets, physical assets, financial assets, institutional capital, collective action and entrepreneurial identity; and dynamic capabilities such as organisational learning, relationship building, quality management and marketing are significantly associated with competitive advantage of the minor export crops farms. Reputation and farm process management capability are the only two insignificant variables. Taken together, the resources and dynamic capabilities investigated explain 89.3 per cent of the variation in competitive advantage, in which 82 per cent is contributed by resources. Originality/value – The findings provide useful insights not only in terms of understanding the link between resources, dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage but also how resources and capabilities can be channelled and leveraged to bring about competitive advantage to the minor export crops farms. Theoretical and practical implications as well as future research directions are provided.
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Emerald Publishing Limited en_US
dc.subject Resource-based view, Dynamic capabilities, Competitive advantage, Firm level, Minor export crops farms en_US
dc.title Resources, capabilities and competitive advantage of minor export crops farms in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1108/ CR-01-2017-0004 en_US


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