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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экономика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2329</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8986</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">25190</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2329-2020-28-4-668-680</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>REGIONAL ECONOMY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>РЕГИОНАЛЬНАЯ ЭКОНОМИКА</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Differentiation as a business competitiveness strategy in the brewery industry in Cameroon: an analysis of Les Brasseries du Cameroun Bamenda</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Дифференциация как фактор конкурентоспособности бизнеса в пивоваренной отрасли Камеруна: анализ Les Brasseries du Cameroun Bamenda</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Shille</surname><given-names>Peter Ngek</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шилли</surname><given-names>Петер Нгек</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>assistant lecturer of the Department of Agribusiness Technology of the College of Technology</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ассистент преподавателя кафедры технологии агробизнеса Технологического колледжа</p></bio><email>spngek@yahoo.co.uk</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Enow</surname><given-names>Peter</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Иноу</surname><given-names>Петер</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Higher Technical Teacher Training College</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Высший технический педагогический колледж</p></bio><email>epamelangwi@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">The University of Bamenda</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Баменды</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>28</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 28, NO4 (2020)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 28, №4 (2020)</issue-title><fpage>668</fpage><lpage>680</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-12-10"><day>10</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Shille P.N., Enow P.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, Шилли П.Н., Иноу П.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Shille P.N., Enow P.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Шилли П.Н., Иноу П.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/25190">https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/25190</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This study examines differentiation as a business competitiveness strategy for improving business performance in the brewery industry the case of Les Brasseries Du Cameroun Bamenda. The case study design was employed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques to assess the hypothetical relationships stated. Questionnaire and interviews were used for data collection administered to a purposefully selected sample of 130 participants comprising of management staff at Les Brasseries Du Cameroun Bamenda as well as managers and staff at retail outlets/bars in Bamenda. Using Pearson’s correlation coefficient as analytical technique, results showed that there is a strong positive relationship between product differentiation, and business performance (PCC = .804**, p &lt; 0.01), moderate positive relationship between service differentiation and business performance (PCC = .575**, p &lt; 0.01), and a weak positive relationship between physical differentiation and business performance (PCC = .264**, p &lt; 0.01). The study thus provides practical advice that management should continue to maintain and uphold product differentiation variable factors like quality and assortment while at the same step-up service differentiation activities.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В представленном исследовании на примере Les Brasseries Du Cameroun Bamenda рассматривается дифференциация как стратегия повышения конкурентоспособности и эффективности бизнеса в пивоваренной отрасли с использованием качественных и количественных методов для оценки заявленных гипотетических взаимосвязей. Для сбора данных использовались анкетирование и интервьюирование; специально отобранная выборка состояла из 130 участников - управленческий персонал Les Brasseries Du Cameroun Bamenda, а также менеджеры и сотрудники торговых точек/баров в Баменде. Результаты, полученные с использованием коэффициента корреляции Пирсона в качестве аналитического метода, показали, что существует сильная положительная связь между дифференциацией продуктов и производительностью бизнеса (PCC = 0,804 **, p &lt; 0,01), умеренная положительная связь между дифференциацией услуг и производительностью бизнеса (PCC = 0,575**, p &lt; 0,01) и слабая положительная связь между физической дифференциацией и производительностью бизнеса (PCC = 0,264 **, p &lt; 0,01). Таким образом, можно заключить, что руководству следует продолжать поддерживать переменные факторы дифференциации продуктов, такие как качество и ассортимент.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>product differentiation</kwd><kwd>service differentiation</kwd><kwd>physical differentiation</kwd><kwd>business performance</kwd><kwd>brewery industry</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>дифференциация услуг</kwd><kwd>эффективность бизнеса</kwd><kwd>пивоваренная промышленность</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Baraza, D. (2017). Effects of Competitive Strategies on Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. A Case Study of East Africa Breweries Limited. Master Research Project. School of Business, The Catholic University Eastern Africa</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Carol, Y.Z., Federico, G., &amp; Thomas, M.B. (2015). 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