Бизнес-администрирование: повышение конкурентоспособности предприятий, занимающихся инженерным проектированием

Yanyuan Cui

doi:10.25726/u9576-2922-8092-r

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Yanyuan Cui Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Leninskie Gory, 1

DOI: 10.25726/u9576-2922-8092-r

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GOST Cui Y. Business administration: cultivation of the core competitiveness of engineering design enterprises // Education Management Review. 2025. Vol. 15. No. 8-2. P. 226-233. DOI: 10.25726/u9576-2922-8092-r

APA Cui, Y. (2025). Business administration: cultivation of the core competitiveness of engineering design enterprises. Education Management Review, 15(8-2), 226-233. https://doi.org/10.25726/u9576-2922-8092-r

Abstract

Amid an era of technological discontinuities, regulatory upheavals and mercurial client expectations, engineering-design enterprises face a dual risk of swift commoditisation and rapid obsolescence. Drawing on a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study of 127 firms three continents, 218 qualitative interviews, 83 h observation, we distil five inter-locking capability domains – knowledge capital intensity, innovation-ecosystem maturity, client-relationship architecture, operational excellence and strategic adaptability – that jointly explain 67,8% of performance variance. Cluster analysis reveals four archetypical capability configurations, while regression diagnostics quantify the marginal yield of seven investment levers. Structural-equation modelling uncovers four high-impact integration pathways that convert discrete capabilities into self-reinforcing systems. The resulting framework offers both a refined theory of competitive advantage in knowledge-intensive design settings and a sequenced managerial playbook for orchestrating knowledge flows, technology assets and human ingenuity into a coherent competitive engine.

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engineering-design firms dynamic capabilities knowledge management design thinking digital transformation competitive strategy

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The authors did not declare any external funding for this research.

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