Supporting the search for competitive advantage

Supporting the search for competitive advantage

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Article ID: iaor19941277
Country: United States
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 5
End Page Number: 36
Publication Date: Jun 1991
Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems
Authors: , ,
Abstract:

Managers are beginning to realize that the search for opportunities to create competitive advantage should be included as one part of the overall strategic planning process. Since the search for competitive advantage is often undertaken by large groups of managers drawn from many departments and organizational levels within the firm, recent developments in the information technology to support group work may be useful. In this paper, the authors examine the ability of this technology to support the search for competitive advantage. Building on prior research on competitive advantage and group processes, they propose a three-stage process to guide the search for competitive advantage, describe an information system to support this process, and examine the experiences of five groups from three firms that have used this system to support this process. In general, the experiences of these groups suggest that this technology can be useful in supporting the search for competitive advantage.

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