Pioneering advantages in manufacturing and service industries: Empirical evidence from nine countries

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 811-835

  Song, X Michael ^a   Di Benedetto, C Anthony ^b   Zhao, Yuzhen Lisa ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

First mover advantage; Global strategy; Innovation strategy; New product; Pioneer advantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001269179     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199909)20:9<811::aid-smj52>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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