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TI Pionier, Früher Folger oder Später Folger: Welche Strategie verspricht den größten Erfolg?
AF Fischer, Marc
   Himme, Alexander
   Albers, Sönke
AU Fischer, M
   Himme, A
   Albers, S
SO Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft
SN 0044-2372
VL 77
BP 539
EP 573
PY 2007
AB Previous empirical research on order of entry effects shows strong evidence for the existence of a first-mover advantage. Conventional strategic recommendations are therefore based on the assumption that pioneering is preferable in order to create competitive advantages. However, theoretical work has argued that there are also considerable potential advantages for early movers. But this hypothesis lacks empirical evidence, which is due to the limitations of previous empirical research designs. On the one hand, early movers have not been precisely separated from pioneers and late movers. On the other hand, previous research designs often specified a monotone relationship between order of entry and a success variable. As a consequence, it was not possible to find an inverted u-shaped relationship supporting the early mover advantage hypothesis. In this study, authors propose ways to overcome these limitations. An empirical application to 12 pharmaceutical markets finds a surprising early mover advantage that contrasts with the conventional wisdom in this industry.
DI 10.1007/s11573-007-0040-5
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