In order to remain competitive in global markets, an organization needs to concentrate on a set of core competencies so as to generate a sustainable competitive advantage. A study of four Indian organizations has been conducted to analyze the practice of strategy formulation and implementation based on core competencies. The cases have been developed for each organization to find out the strategic issues in much greater depth. The study is based on Flexible Systems Methodology and was conducted through interviews. The synthesis of the learning reveals that there is a need for proper understanding of core competence and flexible approach of organizations to make the concept more effective.
core competence, flexibility, learning issues, sustainable competitive advantage
