Erosion, time compression, and self-displacement of leaders in hypercompetitive environments

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1498-1526

  Pacheco De Almeida, Gonçalo ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hypercompetition; imitation; industry leadership; innovation; sustainable competitive advantage; time compression

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPETITIVE THREATS; EMPIRICAL FACTS; EXPECTED RETURN; HYPERCOMPETITION; IMITATION; LOW MARKETS; MACRODYNAMICS; MICRODYNAMICS; RULE OF THUMB; SAMPLE TESTING; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; THEORETICAL MODELS; TIME COMPRESSION;

COMPETITION; EROSION; INVESTMENTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 78249237874     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.896     Document Type: Article

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