Robust Imitation Strategies

Devanathan Sudharshan, Olivier Furrer and Ramesh A. Arakoni

No 446, FSES Working Papers from Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Freiburg/Fribourg Switzerland

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Imitation; Strategy Dynamics; Resources; Strategic Change; Performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L10 L21 L24 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2013-11-28
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