Does it pay to be different? Competitive non-conformity under different regulatory regimes

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1135-1143

  Norman, Patricia M ^a   Artz, Kendall W ^a   Martinez, Richard J ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airlines; Competitive dynamics; Firm performance; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848850452     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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