Study of Interconnectivity of Operations and Its Effects on Capability of Firm

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Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education [JASRAE] (Vol:1/ Issue: 2) DOI: 10.29070/JASRAE
Authors: Rakhi Gupta,
Subjects: Multidisciplinary Academic Research

Year: Apr, 2011
Volume: 1 / Issue: 2
Pages: 0 - 0 (0)
Publisher: Ignited Minds Journals
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E-ISSN: 2230-7540
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Published URL: http://ignited.in/a/958
Published On: Apr, 2011

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Study of Interconnectivity of Operations and Its Effects on Capability of Firm |

Rakhi Gupta, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

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ABSTRACT:

This paper examines the relationship of a firm’s operations capability on the perceived competitiveness of its customer and efficiency performance. Measures of operations capability are developed for this purpose. Three hypotheses that relate operations capability to competitive turbulence and firm competitiveness are tested using data from a sample of Australian SMEs (n =152). The impact of operations capability on firm competitive perceptions was found to be significant while controlling for firm type variables: SME status, manufacturing focus and competitive turbulence. The perception of competitive turbulence was not related to operations capability development. The paper concludes considering some practices adopted by SMEs, which has been identified here as a strong predictor of firm competitiveness.