TY  - CHAP
AB  - Building on the dynamic resource-based view, this paper suggests that increasing market dynamism and continued resource evolution contribute to the development of temporary competitive advantages utilized in the internationalization of high-technology firms. All competitive advantages needed for internationalization can first be seen as temporary by nature, and it is the outcome of managerial selection and competition, conditioned by the determinants of market dynamism and resource evolution that some resources and advantages may become sustainable. Using a case study approach, this paper suggests that sustainable competitive advantages for internationalization emerge from the temporary advantages through a life cycle as the effects of market dynamism and resource evolution decrease, or their determinants lose relevance in the international markets. The paper aims to contribute to the theoretical discussion concerning the nature and consequences of managing temporary competitive advantages and the internationalization processes.
VL  - 12
SN  - 978-1-84855-877-9, 978-1-84855-876-2/0749-6826
DO  - 10.1108/S0749-6826(2010)0000012008
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S0749-6826(2010)0000012008
AU  - Ahokangas Petri
AU  - Juho Anita
AU  - Haapanen Lauri
ED  - Ron Sanchez
ED  - Aimé Heene
PY  - 2010
Y1  - 2010/01/01
TI  - Toward the theory of temporary competitive advantage in internationalization
T2  - Enhancing Competences for Competitive Advantage
T3  - Advances in Applied Business Strategy
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 121
EP  - 144
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -