Competitive Strategy
As global investments in intangibles continue to rise, companies face growing pressure to optimize the value derived from these assets, especially when expanding into international markets.
Read MoreAn established and leading firm, such as Encyclopædia Britannica, would seem to have enormous advantages over its competitors in a new market. Why would a successful firm come to have…
Read MoreWhat determines firm outcomes in terms of acquisition, dissolution, and survival? This article answers this crucial question of strategy and elaborates on the extent to which the outcome is under…
Read MoreWhat happens to my operations when a competitor’s operations are disrupted? While research has examined how a disrupted firm can recover, little attention has been paid to competitors, except their…
Read MoreWhile the pursuit of novel technological ideas is the driving force of sustained competitive advantage, managers often reject novel ideas in favor of more familiar ones. How then can managers…
Read MoreWithin the capabilities‐based view of the firm, there is debate about the relative importance of ordinary and dynamic capabilities for firm performance and about the extent to which their performance…
Read MoreResearch streams on competition and cooperation are central to the field of strategic management but have evolved independently. The emerging literature on coopetition has brought attention to the phenomenon of…
Read MorePlatform ecosystems have spurred new products and services, sparked innovation, and improved economic efficiency in various industries and technology sectors. A distinctive feature of the platform architecture is its modular…
Read MoreFirms that compete with business units owned by larger corporate parents face additional considerations. Such subsidiary competitors can be motivated by broader corporate considerations, shifting their objectives, and consequently, their…
Read MoreIf firms want to make more profit than their competitors for prolonged periods of time, they must have access to resources that competitors cannot effectively obtain, such as brands, patents,…
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