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  • July 1997
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Sustaining Superior Performance: Commitments and Capabilities

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Gary P. Pisano
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Abstract

Presents evidence on the unsustainability of many competitive advantages, reviews the typical threats to the sustainability, and discusses ways in which those threats can be combatted.

Keywords

Competitive Advantage

Citation

Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Gary P. Pisano. "Sustaining Superior Performance: Commitments and Capabilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-008, July 1997.
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Gary P. Pisano

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