A proposal research framework of competitive advantage for vocational colleges in undeveloped areas of China

• Main Authors: Yong, Zhang, Udin, Amirmudin, Kamin, Yusri, Abdul Karim, Noriadah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: DESTECH PUBLICATION, INC 2016
• Subjects: L Education
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66726/; http://dx.doi.org/10.12783/dtssehs/icssd2016/4722

Competitive advantage is one of the most important and valuable advantage that ensure an organization to achieve success, and to keep a long - term prosperity. Competitive advantage plays a vital role for an organization within the market competition as it is resulting from an interaction of the crucial resources and dynamic capabilities. This paper aims to present a new perspective of researching competitive advantage via specific knowledge - based resources for vocational colleges in undeveloped areas of China. The new perspective research framework integrated three traditional theories in terms of knowledge - based view, Porters’ generic competitive advantage, and dynamic capability view, and qualitative findings of perceptions from 10 experts in vocational education or strategic management field . Eventually the paper reoriented the components of tangible and intangible resources, dynamic capabilities , also sheds light on how these independent variables effect on competitive advantage of vocational colleges in undeveloped areas of China. Accordingly, the results support a proposal empirical structured model of competitive advantage that would contribute for managers of vocational college or further empirical study.