This study analyzed the firm's actual case in an environment where the financial industry's paradigm changes due to technological development. It focused on Deutsche Bank's competitive action at the heart of the digitalizing European banking industry. This study presents the competitive dynamics...

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las diferencias existentes en la conducta competitiva de las empresas pioneras y de sus respectivos rivales en el mercado. Se plantea un modelo teórico a partir de la literatura sobre dinámica competitiva y se contrasta empíricamente en el sector de la...

Prevailing theory suggests that firms that effectively protect technological discoveries from emulation will create and capture value. Despite its importance, little research has examined the specific mechanisms of how to protect technological discoveries, and have heretofore emphasized the...

Whereas analyses of competitive dynamics have hitherto focused on analysing the effects of intra-industry interaction on firm performance, we explore and analyse competition between actors that stem from different industries. This inter-industry focus is novel and interesting, as it allows the...

What drives firms, particularly those from emerging economies, to engage in competitive catch-up with world leaders? We study the first step leading to catch-up, namely the managerial intent to acquire strategic assets that help closing the gap. Theoretically grounded in the...

In fast-paced markets, the speed of action is critical to gaining competitive advantage. Yet, who will act quickest to rise to emergent challenges and opportunities? We investigate this question of competitive dynamics by combining behavioral and resource-based theories of the firm to explore...