Journal article

Robust Imitation Strategies

    2015
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  • Managerial and Decision Economics. - Blackwell Publishing Ltd. - 2015, vol. 36, p. 139-157
English Performance is the lifeblood of a firm’s management. Performance itself depends on the adaptation of strategy based on learning and the environment. An important way that firms adapt their strategy is through imitation or mimetic isomorphism. Imitation implies a referent for such adaptations. This article seeks to determine who or what should serve as that referent. Accordingly, this research (1) develops a broad and rich model of industry dynamics, bringing together literature from industrial economics, strategic groups, learning, and resource-based theories; (2) examines the robustness of imitations strategies; and (3) develops a framework of the managerial implications of imitative behavior in varying industry conditions.
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Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
Department
Département d'économie quantitative
Language
  • English
Classification
Economics
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