The strategic importance of innovativeness for sustainable competitive advantage: the case of supply chain management practices in the Turkish automotive industry

Abstract

This paper reports and discusses the findings of a study on companies in the Turkish automotive sector operating in the organized industrial regions. In this study the impact of supply chain management practices, as an organizational innovation, on achieving sustainable competitive advantage is analyzed. The results of the study indicate that companies that have more collaborative relationships with both their suppliers and customers have higher organizational performance compared to those that have more adversarial relationships.