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A distinctive capability is a valuable business capability that one firm possesses but all other firms have difficulty replicating. The following are illustrative examples.InnovationA firm that is able to continually reinvent products in a valuable way such as improving a key figure of merit faster than all other competitors.
MarketingA firm with a superior reputation in an area such as luxury fashion.CostA firm that produces a product at great scale and low cost such that all competition can't achieve their cost base.DesignAn architectural firm with talented architects that continually receive international recognition for their work.|
Type | | Definition | A valuable business capability possessed by one firm that all other firms in an industry can't match. | Attributed to | John Kay (Oxford economist) | Related Concepts | |
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