Bargaining ability and competitive advantage: Empirical evidence from medical devices

Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3011-3025

  Grennan, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining theory; Economics; Firm strategy; Game theory; Healthcare; Industrial organization; Market performance; Market pricing; Market structure; Microeconomics

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY; HEALTH CARE; SALES;

BARGAINING THEORY; FIRM STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION; MARKET PERFORMANCE; MARKET PRICING; MARKET STRUCTURES; MICROECONOMICS;

COSTS;

EID: 84918510903     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2014.2006     Document Type: Article

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