Title: Capability Management And Competitive Advantage Of Selected Brewery Firms In Anambra And Edo State, Nigeria
Authors: EBOKA, Maureen Chikwalumuzor
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-12
Publication Date: 2025/01/28
Abstract:
The study examined the effect of Capability Management on competitive advantage of selected brewery in Anambra and Edo State, Nigeria. The study made use Dynamic Capability Theory to explain the study phenomena. The cross-sectional survey research design method was used in this study. Data for the study were collected via primary and secondary sources with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire instrument. Krejcie and Morgan table was used to determine the sample size of two hundred and seventeen (217) respondents. Collected data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation and regression analysis as analytical tools. Findings revealed that leadership capability has significant effect on competitive advantage with (? = 0.204, P = 0.01 <.05), structure capability has significant effect on competitive advantage with (? = 0.144, P=0.010<.05), and information technology capability has significant effect on competitive advantage with (? = 0.144, P = 0.001<.05). The study found that capability management indices enhanced competitive performance of an organization, and also enhance the opportunity for determining deficiencies in firm's competitive advantage. The study recommends that appropriate training and development programmes of leaders to ensure high value impacted on leadership capability. The study also recommends that breweries should establish and adopt workable capability management system that would enable performance in giving them an edge over other competitors. The study contributed to knowledge by establishing a framework of capability management and how they are related to competitive advantage.