Unpacking the Drivers of Competitive Advantage: Enhancing Value Creation and Firm Profitability through Transportation and Strategic Innovation

Kalmus Horymír (), Vochozka Marek () and Gulyás Josef ()
Additional contact information
Kalmus Horymír: Pan-European University, Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Law, Spálená 76/14, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Vochozka Marek: Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, School of Expertness and Valuation, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Gulyás Josef: Pan-European University, Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Tomášikova 20, 821 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 92-103

Abstract: In a time of digital disruption, changing consumer behavior, and shifting strategic priorities, competitive advantage is harder than ever to sustain. This research explores the drivers of value-creating sources of competitive advantage and proposes an actionable model for strengthening them to boost profitability. It also highlights the growing role of transportation systems as strategic enablers of competitive advantage, particularly in industries reliant on logistics, mobility, and infrastructure. Using a qualitative research design grounded in domain theory, the study conducts a thematic analysis of 161 highly cited Web of Science articles (2014–2024). Twelve strategic themes, including innovation, digital transformation, marketing, and sustainability, are identified as key drivers. These themes reflect current academic interest and offer long-term relevance for business strategy. The study introduces a three-step decision-making model incorporating these themes and financial metrics like ROIC and EBITDA. The model helps align competitive advantage sources with strategy and supports firms in navigating hypercompetitive and transportation-intensive environments while balancing stakeholder and shareholder value.

Keywords: Competitive advantage; value creation; transportation strategy; logistics innovation; profitability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2025-0009 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:vrs:logitl:v:16:y:2025:i:1:p:92-103:n:1009

DOI: 10.2478/logi-2025-0009

Access Statistics for this article

LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics is currently edited by Rudolf Kampf

More articles in LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics from Sciendo
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Peter Golla ().