Strategizing industry structure: The case of open systems in a low-tech industry

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 891-898

  Lecocq, Xavier ^a   Demil, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Industry structure; New entrants: incumbents: role playing game industry; Open systems strategy

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE; OPEN SYSTEMS STRATEGY; ROLE-PLAYING GAME (RPG);

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33747484174     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.544     Document Type: Article

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