Title

An Initial Investigation of Employee Stress Related to Caring for Elderly and Dependent Relatives at Home

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Publication Date

9-1-2005

Abstract

It is recognised that a sustainable competitive advantage is a necessary condition for a firm to survive and prosper. Specifically, companies need to embark on real, substantive business initiatives that will accrue to the company an asymmetrical, firm-specific resource that will not be perfectly imitable by competitors, to borrow from Barney's (1986) parlance. Barney's notion of imperfect imitability is see as crucial in ascertaining the long run efficacy of any potential source of competitive advantage. A sustainable competitive advantage is one which is of value, is rare, has few if any substitutes, and in particular is not easily copied (Barney, 1986). The acquisition of such a sustainable competitive advantage is seen as the whole point of planning and executive business level strategies. © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Volume

25

Issue

9

First Page

78

Last Page

93

DOI

10.1108/01443330510791199

ISSN

0144333X

E-ISSN

17586720

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