<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Since the classical economics, the model of competitive advantage at different levels (national, industry, firm) has been considered attentively by experts in economics and management. In recent years, one pivotal issue in the field of management has been the identification of competitive advantage sources and the breakthrough strategies for its preservation and development. The main purpose of this article is to explain one of the popular theories concerning the competitive advantage model, that is Porter’s model, to show whether it is applicable in a country like Iran, which possesses a highly dominant government-based economy, or not. Besides, if it requires any modification in its pattern, what form of modification should it comprise? In terms of methodology, thus, this may be deemed an applied developmental research. Primary data targeted was obtained by means of a quantitative survey using a questionnaire technique of data collection. The questionnaire survey took place in the period from 10/2010 to 6/2011 and a total of 109 firms (undertaking their activities in the territory of the Iran) were involved. The results of the study show that Porter’s model in both the upstream and the downstream forms must become developed and rectified. Ultimately, the most advantageous shape of the model for detecting the sources of competitive advantage in bottled drinking water industry is offered</p></abstract>

Since the classical economics, the model of competitive advantage at different levels (national, industry, firm) has been considered attentively by experts in economics and management. In recent years, one pivotal issue in the field of management has been the identification of competitive advantage sources and the breakthrough strategies for its preservation and development. The main purpose of this article is to explain one of the popular theories concerning the competitive advantage model, that is Porter’s model, to show whether it is applicable in a country like Iran, which possesses a highly dominant government-based economy, or not. Besides, if it requires any modification in its pattern, what form of modification should it comprise? In terms of methodology, thus, this may be deemed an applied developmental research. Primary data targeted was obtained by means of a quantitative survey using a questionnaire technique of data collection. The questionnaire survey took place in the period from 10/2010 to 6/2011 and a total of 109 firms (undertaking their activities in the territory of the Iran) were involved. The results of the study show that Porter’s model in both the upstream and the downstream forms must become developed and rectified. Ultimately, the most advantageous shape of the model for detecting the sources of competitive advantage in bottled drinking water industry is offered

Porter’s Competitive Advantage Model and its Application in Bottled Drinking Water in Iran

Department of Economics, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, Shahrekord, Iran

Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica

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Since the classical economics, the model of competitive advantage at different levels (national, industry, firm) has been considered attentively by experts in...

Porter’s Competitive Advantage Model and its Application in Bottled Drinking Water in Iran

Published Online: Jun 26, 2014

Page range: 60 - 67

Received: Sep 06, 2013

Accepted: May 09, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2014-0008

Keywords
bottled water, analysis, survey, edge resources, Iran

© Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Porter’s Competitive Advantage Model and its Application in Bottled Drinking Water in Iran

Published Online: Jun 26, 2014

Page range: 60 - 67

Received: Sep 06, 2013

Accepted: May 09, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2014-0008

Keywordsbottled water, analysis, survey, edge resources, Iran

© Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
bottled water, analysis, survey, edge resources, Iran