Product Development of Functional Chemicals and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

• Kuwashima Kenichi

  Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo

• Sumiyoshi Yasuhito

  Hitachi, Ltd.

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 機能性化学品の製品開発と持続的競争優位
• The Case of ANISOLM
• 日立化成「アニソルム」のケース

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate product development and sustainable competitive advantage in functional chemical industry. Through a case study of ANISOLM, we clarify that persistent efforts for application development, technology accumulation, patent strategy, collaboration with customers, and development of integral business models are crucial factors for sustainable competitive advantage in the industry.

Journal

• Akamon Management Review

  Akamon Management Review 13 (9), 313-352, 2014

  Global Business Research Center

Keywords

• product development
• sustainable competitive advantage
• functional chemicals

Details

• CRID: 1390001205760203264
• NII Article ID: 130005100435
• DOI: 10.14955/amr.130901
• ISSN: 13474448
• ISSN: 13485504
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed