REMINDER: Business Strategy and Competitiveness (AIMJ)

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ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT (AIM) JOURNAL
Call For Papers (CFP) for Special Issue  
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND COMPETITIVENESS: TYPOLOGIES, PERSPECTIVES AND MODELS 

Submission Due Date:  February 28, 2010
Guest Editors:
João J. Ferreira, PhD in Management, Professor of Strategy at University of Beira Interior, Portugal (jjmf at ubi.pt)
Leonora C. Hamilton, PhD in Management and Entrepreneurship, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. Professor of Business Strategy, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Business Faculty, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (Leonora.hamilton at upr.edu)

Background and Special Issue Purpose
Research in strategy is at critical crossroads nowadays and there is an increased emphasis on new theoretical concepts and on testing empirical relationships rooted in such concepts. With the worldwide downturn of the economy, there is a need to effectively measure strategy and competitiveness. The outcome will critically depend on the conceptualization and measurement of these concepts and their derivative constructs. Thus, in spite of numerous discussions on alternate approaches to measure strategy, the relationship between theoretical definitions and their consequent dimensions has been generally weak.  Most existing measures of strategy constructs are either nominal scales or multi-item scales none of which has been systematically evaluated especially in light of recent changes in the environment of businesses. 
Further, businesses are facing many challenges, many of which are propelled by increasing competitiveness and for lack of identification of what accurately creates a firm's competitive advantage. This Special Issue invites conceptual and empirical papers dealing with cutting edge research on the subject of strategy and competitiveness. For this Special Issue research should focus on novel and creative ideas unto how the concepts are implemented effectively across business sectors and size; new theoretical perspectives and models, emerging methodologies, and new data analysis techniques which could capture this magnitude. This call is open to all industries including the tourism, shipping, manufacturing, healthcare, wellness, and knowledge intensive industries.  In brief, this Special Issue of AIM Journal aims to keep score and evidence the state-of-the-art research as well as to promote the research accomplishment across sectors.  
      
Topics of this special issue include, but are not limited to:
. How strategy is formulated as a response to management uncertainties about competitors, customers, and the environment
. The interactions of organizational and competitive influences on Strategy and performance
. The contributions of strategic networks on competiveness
. The connections between entrepreneurial innovation and technology on strategy
. The influence of entrepreneurial orientation on firm's growth and/or performance
. How knowledge affects the competitive advantage of firms
. Which are the resources and dynamic capabilities that help a firm attain competitive advantage
. The implications of public policy on competitiveness 
. The role of knowledge intensive business on competitiveness
. The processes of strategy development in the business sector or national context
. Technological innovations that transform value creation and innovation for global business strategy
. The mechanisms and perspectives for formulating and implementing competitive strategies in a business context
. The processes and outcomes of strategy development affecting a firm's performance
. How industry structures, resources and capabilities for strategy development are evolving and responding to the global challenges
. The roles of the different stakeholders in the competitive business environment
. New theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches that can enhance the competitive advantage of firms

Deadlines, Submission and Review Process: The deadline for submission is February 28, 2010. Please indicate that the manuscript is for consideration in the special issue when submitting your manuscript by email. To learn more about the AIM Journal and this Special Issue including Submission Guidelines, please visit http://www.managein.org/manage/manage/main_management.htm. Papers will be reviewed using the normal double-blind process at Advances in Management.
More Information: For additional information and queries regarding the Special Issue, please contact: 

João J. Ferreira, University of Beira Interior, Portugal, jjmf at ubi.pt 
Leonora C. Hamilton, Business Faculty, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Leonora.hamilton at upr.edu 
Or the Editor-in-Chief of AIM, Prof. Dr. Shankar, management at managein.org

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