Dominant designs, innovation shocks, and the follower's dilemma

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 216-234

  Argyres, Nicholas ^a   Bigelow, Lyda ^b   Nickerson, Jack A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominant design; Industry evolution; Industry shakeout; Innovation; Strategic positioning

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ADJUSTMENT COSTS; AUTO INDUSTRY; DOMINANT DESIGN; INDUSTRY EVOLUTION; MODEL T; STRATEGIC POSITIONING;

COMPETITION;

EID: 84920874735     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2207     Document Type: Article

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