The main objective of this article is to analyze the economic fundamentals of an asymmetric regulation, as the one in place in local telephony in Chile, and to discuss the main effects on market competition of different regulatory changes that has been discussed in the Chilean case. The Chilean...

This paper provides an analytical framework of retailer-manufacturer interaction that focuses on retail competition between a national brand and private labels. The aim of the paper is to analyze the effects of private-label marketing on the relative power of retailers vis-à-vis national brand...

This paper reviews some of the main reasons found in the literature to explain the diversification decisions of firms and analyzes their relevance for firms located in emerging markets. This analysis is interesting because casual observation shows that large and diversified conglomerates still...

Despite its importance in the study of business strategy, the concept of competitive advantage looks ambiguous. It is not completely clear what does it mean and how to measure it. In this article, we review some of the most important visions about this concept in the business strategy literature...

This article reviews the literature on the sources of business performance, persistence and sustainability through time, emphasizing the analysis of empirical studies. We also analyze recent literature that focuses on the importance of geographic location for business performance. Since the...

This paper is intended to contribute to the understanding of the motivations behind the diversification decisions of the Chilean “economic groups”. With this objective we surveyed the largest such groups in Chile. Our results show that the most important reasons for diversification for the...