Impact of competitive intelligence on firm sustainable competitiveness and performance: strategic design collaboration’s mediating role
ISSN: 2040-8269
Article publication date: 22 November 2024
Issue publication date: 2 January 2025
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine the direct and indirect impact of competitive intelligence (CI) practices on sustainable competitiveness (SC) and firm performance (FP) mediated by strategic design collaboration (SDC).
Design/methodology/approach
This empirical study is based on a survey of 179 respondents comprising senior managers from pharmaceutical companies operating in Egypt across three sectors: public, private and multinational corporations (MNCs).
Findings
The results show that CI has a positive and significant impact on SDC, which, in turn, positively impacts SC and FP. The study also shows that SDC mediates the relationship between CI and both SC and FP.
Originality/value
This study sheds light on the significant and mediating role of SDC in explaining the relationship between CI and both SC and FP.
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Acknowledgements
The authors express their sincere gratitude to their respective affiliated institutions for their invaluable support and encouragement, which greatly contributed to the success of this work.
Funding: The authors declare that this study was conducted without any financial support.
Citation
Ibrahim, A.A., Ahmad, S.Z. and Abu Bakar, A.R. (2025), "Impact of competitive intelligence on firm sustainable competitiveness and performance: strategic design collaboration’s mediating role", Management Research Review, Vol. 48 No. 2, pp. 231-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-04-2024-0280
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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