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作者:Garcia-Pont, C; Nohria, N
作者单位:Harvard University; University of Navarra
摘要:The alliance dynamics among the 35 largest firms in the worldwide automobile industry indicates that the likelihood of an alliance between any two firms depends on the local density of alliances among the members of their strategic groups, rather than on the global density of alliances in the industry. These results suggest that firms most closely observe and imitate the strategic behavior of firms who occupy the same strategic niche rather than the behavior of firms in their industry defined ...
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作者:Mata, J; Portugal, P
作者单位:Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Banco de Portugal
摘要:We compare the survival of new domestic and foreign-owned firms. We analyze the determinants of the survival of new firms and investigate whether foreignness accounts for significant differences in the survival of new foreign and new domestic firms. We find survival to be determined by ownership advantages, size and growth strategies, the internal organization of firms, and by industry characteristics such as economies of scale, and industry entry and growth. After controlling for these charac...
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作者:McEvily, SK; Chakravarthy, B
作者单位:Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
摘要:Resource-based theory maintains that intrinsic characteristics of resources and capabilities, such as their tacitness, complexity, and specificity, prevent imitation and thereby prolong exceptional performance. There is little direct evidence to verify these claims, yet a substantial literature encourages firms to formulate competitive strategies around resources with these attributes. Further, work outside the resource-based tradition suggests that these attributes can slow innovation, and it...