Dominance by birthright: Entry of prior radio producers and competitive ramifications in the U.S. television receiver industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 10-11, 2000, Pages 997-1016

  Klepper, Steven ^a   Simons, Kenneth L ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entry; Firm capabilities; Industry evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000736534     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0266(200010/11)21:10/11<997::AID-SMJ134>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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