RESOURCES AND SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE SEARCH FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-CONSUMPTION VEHICLES BY VOLKSWAGEN OF BRAZIL

Authors

  • Rafael Iuliano Sambiase Mackenzie Presbyterian University image/svg+xml Author
  • Reynaldo Cavalheiro Marcondes Mackenzie Presbyterian University image/svg+xml Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol31n91.2452

Abstract

The aim of this article is to verify what resources and competencies have been more relevant in the development of new vehicles with lower energy consumption by Volkswagen of Brazil in pursuit of competitive advantage, given its adhesion to the Inovar-Auto program, sponsored by the Brazilian Federal Government. This study is based on the resource-based view and supported by qualitative descriptive research, which included interviews with six managers in the areas of product planning, product engineering and marketing, members of the development process of new vehicles from the automaker. The answers were treated and categorized through content analysis. As a result it was found that the company develops personnel trained in analysis, simulation, measurement and technical knowledge, using specific complementary resources and other competences of the company, focusing on the opportunities and threats inherent to the Inovar-Auto program, basically adopting the strategy of product differentiation.

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Author Biographies

  • Rafael Iuliano Sambiase, Mackenzie Presbyterian University
    Mestrado em Administração de Empresas.
  • Reynaldo Cavalheiro Marcondes, Mackenzie Presbyterian University
    Professor titular do Centro de Ciências Sociais e Aplicadas, membro do núcleo docente permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração de Empresas da Unniversidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Published

2015-03-27

How to Cite

RESOURCES AND SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE SEARCH FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-CONSUMPTION VEHICLES BY VOLKSWAGEN OF BRAZIL. (2015). Gestão & Regionalidade, 31(91). https://doi.org/10.13037/gr.vol31n91.2452