Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag untersucht, bei welcher Marktgröße, bei welcher Kartellgröße und bei welchem Homogenitätsgrad der angebotenen Produkte ein Anbieterkartell intern und extern stabil sein kann. Betrachtet werden Nash-Gleichgewichte, in denen die Anbieter reine Preisstrategien...

This paper explores the link between quality, cost and concentration. Using concentration and cost data and product quality indicators for 2,244 products in over eighty industries in 1997 and 2002 in the US, a two-stage, ordered probit, random effects estimation explores the impact of...

The increasing demand for highly differentiated products in today’s enterprise economies has emphasized the small firms’ comparative advantage over larger firms. Business mortality rates, however, remained very high among more vulnerable start‐up businesses still in their earliest stage of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the direct and indirect influence of brand experience on a customer's brand attitude, brand credibility and customer-based brand equity. Design/methodology/approach Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 400 users of...

Purpose – While Porter's generic strategies are a widely accepted typology of strategic options for businesses, prior studies have not linked specific strategic practices with each generic strategy and explored the associations between the practices and overall organizational performance. The...

Purpose – The Japanese government is promoting a move towards a variety of generic business strategies based on the Porter Prize as a way to regain global competitiveness and end their long economic recession. The purpose of this paper is to report on the current state of Japanese business...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze Sabre Yachts, a firm that manufactures specialty sail and power boats. Design/methodology/approach – A case research method including field interviews and secondary research was carried out. The case describes the dilemma that...

States that owing to foresight and planning by Portuguese business executives, most firms in Portugal survived the difficult 1970s and 1980s and, as a consequence, are stronger in today’s competitive internal and external challenges. Sets out the methodology used and gives data analysis and...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to present how innovations in the social action program of a Spanish savings bank produce strategic changes in the organization. Design/methodology/approach – The paper follows a historical approach, first studying Spanish savings banks in general and...