How does rivals' presence affect firms' decision to enter new markets? Economic and sociological explanations

Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2586-2603

  Koçak, Özgecan ^a   Özcan, Serden ^b  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Forbearance; Market entry; Mimetic isomorphism; Multimarket contact; Spillovers; Strategic groups

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FORBEARANCE; MARKET ENTRY; MIMETIC ISOMORPHISM; MULTI-MARKET CONTACTS; SPILLOVERS; STRATEGIC GROUPS;

COMPETITION; INDUSTRY;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84888856356     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2013.1723     Document Type: Article

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