Open AccessSustainable Competitive Advantages: An Exploratory Study of the Brazilian Cell Phone Sector<Br>Http://Dx.Doi.Org/10.5585/Riae.V9i2.1674
Author(s) -
Rodolfo Borges Felipe,
João Maurício Gama Boaventura,
José de Oliveira Siqueira
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
revista ibero-americana de estratégia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2176-0756
DOI - 10.5585/ijsm.v9i2.1674
Subject(s) - competitive advantage , mobile phone , business , sustainability , exploratory research , phone , industrial organization , marketing , environmental economics , economics , computer science , telecommunications , sociology , ecology , anthropology , biology , linguistics , philosophy
In an environment of rapid changes one should seek definitions of what would be the strategic solutions adopted by organizations to ensure a competitive edge. This article is targeted to identify and verify the longevity of potential competitive advantages in Brazil’s mobile telephone sector through the analysis of the strategic actions taken by its operators between 2000 and 2008. Therefore, a two stage qualitative research with exploratory-descriptive features was adopted and carried out. The first stage saw the development of a theoretical framework based on the theory of competitive advantage. In the second step, the impact of strategic actions with the potential to become a competitive advantage in the four major mobile phone companies in the country was analyzed, and the examination of the sustainability of competitive advantages created from those actions was also undertaken. The study concluded that, although being a highly dynamic and competitive sector, there is evidence of the occurrence of a sustainable competitive advantage in the mobile telephone sector in Brazil.