Heterogeneity of performance, its causes and the concept of competitive advantage: the proposal of a metric



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Luiz Artur Ledur Brito
Flávio Carvalho de Vasconcelos

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Opposite to what could be expected from the neoclassical economic theory, firms' performances present a wide heterogeneity. The strategy research tradition has concerned itself with the understanding, explanation and prediction of this heterogeneity. Competitive advantage is a fundamental concept in this effort. This research draws from previous studies on performance variance components to suggest an operational definition of the competitive advantage concept and a metric to measure it. The proposal is illustrated by an empirical study on results of 252 Brazilian companies from 1998 to 2001.

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Brito, L. A. L., & Vasconcelos, F. C. de. (1). Heterogeneity of performance, its causes and the concept of competitive advantage: the proposal of a metric. Journal of Contemporary Administration, 8(spe), 107-129. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1415-65552004000500007
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Luiz Artur Ledur Brito, Fundação Getulio Vargas

Doutorando em Administração de Empresas na Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas. Professor do Departamento de Operações da Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas. Suas áreas de interesse em pesquisa são operações, estratégia.

Flávio Carvalho de Vasconcelos, École des Hautes Études Commerciales

Doutor em Administração de Empresas pela École des Hautes Études Commerciales, França. Professor do Departamento de Administração Geral e de Recursos Humanos da Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas. Sua área de interesse em pesquisa é estratégia e teoria organizacional.