How Do Firms Become Different? A Dynamic Model

References

• Argote L, Epple D (1990) Learning curves in manufacturing. Science 247(4945):920–924.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Athey S, Schmutzler A (2001) Investment and market dominance. RAND J. Econom. 32(1):1–26.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Besanko D, Doraszelski U (2004) Capacity dynamics and endogenous asymmetries in firm size. RAND J. Econom. 35(1):23–49.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Bronnenberg BJ (2008) Brand competition in CPG industries: Sustaining large local advantages with little product differentiation. Quant. Marketing Econom. 6(1):79–107.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Bronnenberg BJ, Dhar SK, Dubé J-P (2009) Brand history, geography, and the persistence of brand shares. J. Political Econom. 117(1):87–115.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Collis DJ, Conrad MB (2005) Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream, Inc.: A period of transition. HBS Case 796-109, Harvard Business School, Boston.Google Scholar
• D'Aspremont C, Gabszewicz JJ, Thisse J-F (1979) On Hotelling's stability in competition. Econometrica 47(5):1145–1150.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Dell M (1999) Direct from Dell: Strategies that Revolutionized an Industry (HarperCollins, New York).Google Scholar
• Dutta S, Narasimhan O, Rajiv S (1999) Success in high-technology markets: Is marketing capability critical? Marketing Sci. 18(4):547–568.Link, Google Scholar
• Edge (2009) The making of: PlayStation. (April 24), http://www.edge-online.com/features/making-playstation/.Google Scholar
• Ericson R, Pakes A (1995) Markov-perfect industry dynamics: A framework for empirical work. Rev. Econom. Stud. 62(1):53–82.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Fudenberg D, Maskin E (1986) The folk theorem in repeated games with discounting or with incomplete information. Econometrica 54(3):533–554.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Golder P, Tellis G (1993) Pioneer advantage: Marketing logic or marketing legend? J. Marketing Res. 30(2):158–170.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Kuksov D (2004) Buyer search costs and endogenous product design. Marketing Sci. 23(4):490–499.Link, Google Scholar
• Lager F (1994) Ben & Jerry's: The Inside Scoop (Crown, New York).Google Scholar
• Levinthal DA (1997) Adaptation on rugged landscapes. Management Sci. 43(7):934–950.Link, Google Scholar
• Moorthy KS (1988) Product and price competition in a duopoly. Marketing Sci. 7(2):141–168.Link, Google Scholar
• Myers SC, Majluf N (1984) Corporate financing and investment decisions when firms have information that investors do not have. J. Financial Econom. 1(2):187–221.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Ofek E, Sarvary M (2003) R&D, marketing, and the success of next-generation products. Marketing Sci. 22(3):355–370.Link, Google Scholar
• Prahalad CK, Hamel G (1990) The core competence of the corporation. Harvard Bus. Rev. 68(3):79–91.Google Scholar
• Prescott EC, Visscher M (1977) Sequential location among firms with foresight. Bell J. Econom. 8(2):378–393.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Rob R, Fishman A (2005) Is bigger better? Customer base expansion through word-of-mouth reputation. J. Political Econom. 113(5):1146–1162.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Shah A (2008) Dell ironing out kinks in supply chain, executive says. InfoWorld (April 3), http://www.infoworld.com/t/hardware/dell-ironing-out-kinks-in-supply-chain-executive-says-499.Google Scholar
• Shaked A, Sutton J (1982) Relaxing price competition through product differentiation. Rev. Econom. Stud. 49(1):3–13.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Sutton J (1991) Sunk Costs and Market Structure: Price Competition, Advertising, and the Evolution of Concentration (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA).Google Scholar
• Teece DJ, Pisano G, Shuen A (1997) Dynamic capabilities and strategic management. Strategic Management J. 18(7):509–533.Crossref, Google Scholar
• Urban GL, Carter T, Gaskin S, Mucha Z (1986) Market share rewards to pioneering brands: An empirical analysis and strategic implications. Management Sci. 32(6):645–659.Link, Google Scholar
• Villas-Boas JM (1993) Predicting advertising pulsing policies in an oligopoly: A model and empirical test. Marketing Sci. 12(1):88–102.Link, Google Scholar
• Wernerfelt B (1984) A resource-based view of the firm. Strategic Management J. 5(2):171–180.Crossref, Google Scholar