Resource-seeking agglomeration: A study of market entry in the lodging industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 689-699

  Kalnins, Arturs ^a   Chung, Wilbur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Market entry; Resources

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

LODGING INDUSTRY; LOW-RESOURCE FIRMS; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITION;

COMPETITION;

EID: 3042597586     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.403     Document Type: Article

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