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We examine the relation between competitive advantage, its underlying drivers, and abnormal stock returns. We use a comprehensive global dataset covering 22 years. To measure competitive advantage, we use the cash flow return-on-investment (CFROI®) metric, which allows for consistent comparisons across industries, countries, and periods. We find a positive relation between competitive advantage and stock returns after controlling for common risk factors. Industry-based advantages are more important than resource-based advantages in explaining abnormal stock returns in developed markets. This result contrasts with most studies in strategic management, which mostly base their analysis on accounting-based profitability metrics. Country effects play a minor role.
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Journal of Economics and Business: Studies in Corporate and Financial Behavior. The Journal publishes high quality research papers in all fields of finance and in closely related fields of economics. The Journal is interested in both theoretical and applied research with an emphasis on topics in corporate finance, financial markets and institutions, and investments. Research in real estate, insurance, monetary theory and policy, and industrial organization is also welcomed. Papers that deal with the relation between the financial structure of firms and the industrial structure of the product market are especially encouraged.
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