Entry in the presence of dueling options

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-138

  Folta, Timothy B ^a   O'Brien, Jonathan P ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Early mover advantages; Entry; Growth option; Real option; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INVESTMENTS;

INTANGIBLE ASSETS; REAL OPTIONS THEORY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0742285884     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.368     Document Type: Article

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