Better late than never: A study of late entrants in household electrical equipment

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-84

  Shamsie, Jamal ^a   Phelps, Corey ^b   Kuperman, Jerome ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

Author keywords

Entry timing; Late movers; Resource based view; Strategic positioning

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

MARKET CONDITIONS; STRATEGIC POSITIONING;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EID: 0348158208     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.364     Document Type: Review

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