Competitive Advantage

Competitive advantage is a firm's distinctive capability, resource, or market position that enables sustainable above-average profitability or performance relative to its industry competitors.

28.8K

Publications

2.9M

Citations

46.3K

Authors

7.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Strategic Management

Children

Brand AdvantageBrand EquityCore CompetenciesCost AdvantageCost LeadershipCustomer LoyaltyDifferentiation AdvantageDifferentiation StrategyEconomies Of ScaleFirst-mover Advantage

Publications

28.8K

Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage

Jay B. Barney · Journal of Management · 1991 · 45.6K citations

Management, Strategic Management, Strategy +16

Dynamic capabilities and strategic management

David J. Teece, Gary P. Pisano, Amy Shuen · Strategic Management Journal · 1997 · 31.5K citations

Management, Strategic Management, Strategy +14

The Nature of the Firm

Ronald H. Coase · Economica · 1937 · 23.4K citations · Full text

Management, Strategic Management, Strategy +10

Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning

James G. March · Organization Science · 1991 · 21.4K citations

Management, Knowledge Management, Organization Studies +15

The Competitive Advantage of Nations

Terry Clark, Michael Porter · Journal of Marketing · 1991 · 17.7K citations

Business, Strategic Management, Strategy +12

1–5 of 28.8K

Authors

46.3K

MA
Michael A. Hitt
Texas A&M University, United States
44 publications · 22.2K citations
36
h-index
SA
Shaker A. Zahra
University of Minnesota, United States
41 publications · 13.2K citations
34
h-index
SD
Shelby D. Hunt
Texas Tech University, United States
31 publications · 7.7K citations
30
h-index
ME
Michael E. Porter
Harvard University, United States
46 publications · 47K citations
29
h-index
JB
Jay B. Barney
University of Utah, United States
29 publications · 72.5K citations
27
h-index

1–5 of 46.3K

Institutions

7.1K

1–8 of 7.1K

Venues

Strategic Management Journal
SMJ · 526 publications · 264.8K citations
216
h-index
Journal of Business Research
JBR · 436 publications · 48.6K citations
113
h-index
Research Policy
192 publications · 43K citations
101
h-index
Journal of Marketing
JM · 155 publications · 106.7K citations
100
h-index
Academy of Management Journal
AMJ · 145 publications · 63.7K citations
97
h-index

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See also Competitive Advantage
Sources	Resource-based View Product Innovation Cost Leadership Economies Of Scale Focus Strategy Enterprise Agility Differentiation Business Process Reengineering
Sustainability	Dynamic Capabilities Sustained Competitive Advantage Barriers To Imitation
Development	Resource-based View Innovation Cost Leadership Strategic Positioning Market Segmentation Resource Heterogeneity Knowledge Management Capability Resource Bundling Differentiation
Measurement	Productivity Market Share Sales Growth Customer Retention Return On Investment Operational Efficiency
Strategic Context	Technological Innovation Strategic Agility Supplier Bargaining Industry Rivalry