Abstract
This article surveys the theoretical and empirical literature on mechanisms that confer advantages and disadvantages on first-mover firms. Major conceptual issues are addressed, and recommendations are given for future research. Managerial implications are also discussed.
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First-mover advantageBusinessIndustrial organizationManagement scienceComputer scienceProcess managementEconomics
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- 1988
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- S1
- Pages
- 41-58
- Citations
- 3598
- Access
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Marvin B. Lieberman,
David B. Montgomery
(1988).
First-mover advantages.
Strategic Management Journal
, 9
(S1)
, 41-58.
https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250090706
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- DOI
- 10.1002/smj.4250090706