“Equipment as a service” is perhaps one of the most drastic examples of usage-based business model innovation (BMI) in the field today. To date, a systematic analysis of this phenomenon is lacking. This study aims to close this gap and develops a primer for usage-based BMI. Drawing on BMI...

In this paper we introduce a model that is suitable to study the diffusion of new and dominant multi-generation technologies. Examples are computer operat- ing systems, mobile phone standards, video game consoles. Our model incorporates three new features that are not included in related models....

This paper identifies the various competitive strategies being deployed by the market leaders, market challengers, market followers and market nichers of Indian hair colour industry. The paper tends to reflect the adopted strategies in powder based, cream based and henna based colourant...

The goal of this paper is to outline the effect of new technologies in marketing on competitive advantage of the company. Sophisticated technology is drastically changing the society including consumer behaviour and their purchasing patterns. Many companies are already actively combining IoT...

We study the optimal customer-acquisition and customer-retention decisions of the representative firm in a dynamic competitive industry. We find that the optimal per-customer retention effort depends positively on customer profitability and is constant over time. The endogenous effective...

Pharmaceutical markets experience the entry of numerous generic firms upon expiration of the brand firm's patent. In this paper, we take a close look at competition among the generic entrants during the first three years after patent expiration and examine whether there is a first mover...

Firms frequently compete across multiple segments. Such multimarket contact has been shown to deter aggressive competition, leading to what has been termed quot;mutual forbearance.quot; Empirical support for this phenomenon derives mainly from studies of the direct effects of multimarket contact...

The study investigated the effect of innovative behavior of managers on the competitive advantage of small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. In addition, the study examined the moderating role of environmental dynamism in the relationship between innovative behavior and...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between brand and competitive advantage (through differentiation) and the mediating effect of positioning and market orientation in this relationship. An empirical study was developed using a quantitative methodological approach. The...