Sustainable Management Activities: A Study on the Relations between Technology Commercialization Capabilities, Sustainable Competitive Advantage, and Business Performance

Joon-ho Kim, Bong-ihn Seok, Hyun-ju Choi, Seung-hye Jung and Jong-pil Yu
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Joon-ho Kim: The Cultural Policy Laboratory, Sangmyung University, Chungcheongnam-do 31066, Korea
Bong-ihn Seok: Commercialization Finance Team, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, Seoul 06152, Korea
Hyun-ju Choi: Department of Cultural & Arts Management, Sangmyung University, Chungcheongnam-do 31066, Korea
Seung-hye Jung: School of Dance, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
Jong-pil Yu: Department of Business Administration, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 19, 1-31

Abstract: This study investigates the effects of sustainable management activities (knowledge management activities, quality management activities, and competitive intelligence activities) on technology commercialization capabilities, sustainable competitive advantage, and business performance. In addition, it examines the effects of technology commercialization capabilities on sustainable competitive advantage and business performance as well as the effects of sustainable competitive advantage on business performance. We surveyed 409 global firms for 30 days from 1 October 2018 to 30 October 2018 and performed a structural equation model analysis on the data collected. We limited the scope of the survey to employees working at the level of team leader or above in the R&D department. The results showed that quality management activities and competitive intelligence activities have a statistically significant positive effect on technology commercialization capabilities and quality management activities, competitive intelligence activities, and technology commercialization capabilities have a statistically significant positive effect on sustainable competitive advantage. Additionally, sustainable competitive advantage has a statistically significant positive effect on business performance.

Keywords: sustainable management activities; knowledge management activities; quality management activities; competitive intelligence activities; technology commercialization capabilities; sustainable competitive advantage; business performance; sustainability performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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