Journal of Management and Business Environment (JMBE)
Vol 4, No 2: January 2023

Analysis on Resources and Organizational Culture as Sustainable Competitive Advantages in a Printed Newspaper Company in Semarang

Agata Asri Wijayaningsih (Media Cetak Suara Merdeka)
Berta Bekti Retnawati (Soegijapranata Catholic University)
Thomas Indrajaya (Soegijapranata Catholic University)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Jan 2023

Abstract

Competition in printed media business is getting severe in the digital era due to the growing number of online media. Online media presents more varied news in faster ways for the public. The covid-19 pandemic exacerbates the condition as a lot of hotels, government institutions, banks, and private companies stop subscribing printed newspaper. The research aims to analyze whether resources and organizational culture of a printed newspaper company in Semarang imply sustainable competitive advantages. This research implemented qualitative method which was by interviewing three managers and employees of four departments to obtain data. The VRIO analysis was used to analyze the data. The results show that not all company’s resources imply sustainable competitive advantages; only human resources, organizational structure, and market do so. The financial and physical resources possess temporary competitive advantages.  In terms of organizational culture, only kinship implies sustainable competitive advantage. Disciplinary and honesty have competitive parities and identity and policy have temporary competitive advantages

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JMBE

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Social Sciences Other

Description

The Journal of Management and Business Environment (JMBE) is a blind-review journal that is published by Magister Management, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang, Indonesia. The journal is intended to provide forums for academicians and practitioners to disseminating relevant, high quality ...