First-mover advantages and path dependence

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 827-850

  Mueller, Dennis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

First movers; Path dependence; Product life cycle; Schumpeter

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744456783     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(97)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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