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How does a foreign subsidiary’s differentiation strategy fit competitive dynamics and mandate?
Pehrsson, Anders - In: European Business Review 28 (2016) 6, pp. 690-708
Purpose Drawing on the contingency perspective of strategy, the purpose of this paper is to extend current … understanding of fit between a differentiation strategy of the industrial firm’s foreign subsidiary and key contextual boundaries …. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual framework is developed in which a differentiation strategy involves the …
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There's nothing really new under the sun!
Callot, Philippe - In: Tourism Review 58 (2003) 2, pp. 29-34
The success of the low‐cost airlines is for many a real surprise. Regarding two previous models developed by Michael Porter (3 basics strategies and value chain), we will attempt to show that the success of these different companies is a faithful reflection of strategic models set out and...
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Airbus paves way for its giant contender
In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 5, pp. 7-10
Few industries can match aircraft manufacture and carriers for their volatility – there are so many external factors that can affect the bottom line. The last two years have seen a global economic downturn, the war in Iraq and threats of terrorism taking their toll. The SARS virus was another...
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Firms' customer responsiveness and performance: the moderating roles of dyadic competition and firm's age
Pehrsson, Anders - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 29 (2014) 1, pp. 34-44
responsiveness strategy by reducing its vulnerability to low costs of the main competitor. Also, an ability of developing the content … of the firm's responsiveness strategy would favor the strategy uniqueness and efficiency. Originality/value – The article … moderating roles of the main competitor's competitive strategy and the firm's age. By including the contingencies, the model …
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Competitive dynamics: Eastern roots, Western growth
Chen, Ming-Jer - In: Cross Cultural & Strategic Management 23 (2016) 4, pp. 510-530
paradigms, it reveals, in a new light, empirical findings in this strategy subfield. Research limitations/implications Linking …
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Asymmetric preferences for leaders and implications for followers
Wilkie, Dean Charles; Johnson, Les; White, Lesley - In: European Journal of Marketing 49 (2015) 7/8, pp. 1256-1275
Purpose – This study aims to examine leader–follower interdependence from a different perspective to learn whether variations in the market leader (ML)’s level of market strength require followers to pursue different strategies Literature investigating this interdependence largely focuses...
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Regulation and strategic group dynamics of the Nigerian telecommunications industry
Oladipo Adejuwon, Olawale - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 5 (2014) 2, pp. 209-232
Purpose – In order to achieve a desirable level of market efficiency, regulators need to identify the strategic groups within an industry and understand the way the constituent groups relate to one another. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – In the current...
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Environmental management rivalry and firm performance
Kumar, Anupam; Cantor, David E.; Grimm, Curtis M.; … - In: Journal of Strategy and Management 10 (2017) 2, pp. 227-247
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to build and test theory regarding how rivalry in environmental management (EM) affects a focal firm’s environmental image and financial performance. Design/methodology/approach The theory is tested with an original panel data set of 2,776 focal-rival dyad...
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Integrating nonmarket and market action, response, and initiating firm performance in competitive dynamics
Wei, Wu; Hu, Xiang; Li, Yanping; Peng, Peng - In: Management Decision 53 (2015) 3, pp. 512-532
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek to advance the understanding of competitive interaction framework based on competitive dynamics theory that investigates how nonmarket and market factors concurrently affect the relationships among action and response, their integration, and...
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Managing uncertainty: harnessing the power of scenario planning
Oliver, John J.; Parrett, Emma - In: Strategic Direction 33 (2017) 1, pp. 5-6
a management tool. Findings Firms can develop corporate level strategy and gain long-term certainty in their strategic … on harnessing the power of scenario planning to manage uncertainty and develop organizational strategy.  …
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