TY  - JOUR
T1  - Identifying Key Competencies Affecting Competitive Advantage
(Case Study: Iranian Dairy Industry)
AU - Hushang Nazar pouri, Amir AU - Sepahvand, Reza AU - Mousavi, Najmoddin AU - Zarnegarian, Yousef 
JO  - International Business Management
VL  - 10
IS  - 27
SP  - 6250
EP  - 6255
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5250
DO  - ibm.2016.6250.6255
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2016.6250.6255
KW  - Competitive advantage
KW  -key competencies
KW  -dairy industry
KW  -partial least squares method
KW  -Iran
AB  - This study aims to examine the effect of key competencies on competitive advantage. The research
method is a survey-analysis method. The statistical population consists of senior, middle and operational
managers of dairy industry of Iran. Sampling method is simple random sampling method which includes 118
members of the target population. The research measurement tool is standard researcher-made questionnaire
and the data collected from the Partial Least Squares Method (PLS-SEM) was analyzed using SMART-PLS2,
SPSS21 Software. The results show that key competencies include entrepreneurial competence, innovative
competence, intercultural competence, functional competence and marketing competence that have a significant
positive impact on competitive advantage.
ER  -