Swift and smart: The moderating effects of technological capabilities on the market pioneering-firm survival relationship

Management Science

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1842-1860

  Franco, April M ^a   Sarkar, M B ^b   Agarwal, Rajshree ^c   Echambadi, Raj ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Entrepreneurship; First mover advantage; Industry evolution; Strategy; Technology strategy

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; FIRM SURVIVAL; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; INDUSTRY EVOLUTION; MODERATING EFFECT; MULTIPLE PRODUCTS; NEW PRODUCT; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY; TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 73249136032     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1061     Document Type: Article

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