Complementarity-based hypercompetition in the software industry: Theory and empirical test, 1990-2002

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1431-1456

  Lee, Chi Hyon ^a   Venkatraman, N ^b   Tanriverdi, Hüseyin ^c   Iyer, Bala ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

complementarities; dynamic capabilities; hypercompetition; packaged software industry; temporary advantage

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITIES; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; HYPERCOMPETITION; PACKAGED SOFTWARE; TEMPORARY ADVANTAGE;

COMMERCE; INDUSTRY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78249234144     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.895     Document Type: Article

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