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    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Science and Education Publishing</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Business and Management Sciences</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2333-4533</Issn>
      <Volume>4</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>5</Month>
        <Day>23</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>A Proposed Management Response Framework for Competitive Advantage Based On Knowledge Growth</ArticleTitle>
    <FirstPage>43</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>52</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zuher Hamed</FirstName>
        <LastName>Al-Omari</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohd Sharifuddin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ahmad</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Elsadig Musa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ahmed</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nor'ashikin Bte.</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ali</LastName>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <ArticleIdList>
      <ArticleId IdType="pii">JBMS2016423</ArticleId>
      <ArticleId IdType="doi">10.12691/jbms-4-2-3</ArticleId>
    </ArticleIdList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>2</Month>
        <Day>16</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="revised">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>4</Month>
        <Day>28</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>5</Month>
        <Day>21</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>The main aim of this paper is to propose management response framework to analyze the effects of knowledge growth on services and products competitive advantages. The proposed framework is developed based on literature review of knowledge growth and competitive advantage value chain. The proposed framework validated through brainstorming technique using questionnaire and practical example of knowledge in business organizations. The significant findings showed that knowledge growth benefits could be analyzed based on two stages which are effect of knowledge growth on businesses operations and the relation between business operations improvements and competitive advantages enhancing.</Abstract>
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