TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysing competitive advantage of Iranian automotive industry using Porter's diamond model, case study
T2 - Iranian car manufacturers
AU - Alavi, Ali
AU - Shokri, Mohammad
AU - Zhiani, Behzad
AU - Zhiani, Somayeh
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The automotive industry is looked upon as one of the main sectors of transportation in today's sophisticated business systems and bringing these realities into mind, studying the issues of this industry in Iran will find a high importance. The aim of this study is to investigate the barriers and issues of car exports in Iran based on Porter's diamond model of national competition. Hereupon, a related body of literature reviewed status of car exports in the world. Based on Porter's model, including the four main variables and the two mediator variables, six hypotheses have been proposed. To examine the indicators a questionnaire of 25 questions is extended. After data mining and analysis of the results, five out of six hypotheses are approved. Strategy, government, related and supportive industries, chance, demand conditions factors have been accepted after conducting T-test analysis. After discussing the results there are some recommendations for improving the situation of car exports in Iran.
AB - The automotive industry is looked upon as one of the main sectors of transportation in today's sophisticated business systems and bringing these realities into mind, studying the issues of this industry in Iran will find a high importance. The aim of this study is to investigate the barriers and issues of car exports in Iran based on Porter's diamond model of national competition. Hereupon, a related body of literature reviewed status of car exports in the world. Based on Porter's model, including the four main variables and the two mediator variables, six hypotheses have been proposed. To examine the indicators a questionnaire of 25 questions is extended. After data mining and analysis of the results, five out of six hypotheses are approved. Strategy, government, related and supportive industries, chance, demand conditions factors have been accepted after conducting T-test analysis. After discussing the results there are some recommendations for improving the situation of car exports in Iran.
KW - Automotive industry
KW - Competitive advantage
KW - Exports
KW - Porter's diamond model of national competition
KW - Strategy
KW - Systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089343849&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJBSR.2020.108269
DO - 10.1504/IJBSR.2020.108269
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089343849
SN - 1751-200X
VL - 14
SP - 298
EP - 313
JO - International Journal of Business and Systems Research
JF - International Journal of Business and Systems Research
IS - 3
ER -