The R & D, Manufacturing, and Marketing Competencies and the Firm's Global Competitive Position

Past research suggests that, in domestic market context, a firm's competencies in R&D, manufacturing, and marketing are key sources of competitive advantage. A separate stream of research suggests that coordination and concentration of value-chain activities on a global scale are the core competencies of those firms competing in global industries. In this article, we offer an empirical study to investigate whether in the global market...