Performance implications of delayed competitive responses: evidence from the U.S. retail industry

Jens L. Boyd and Rudi K. F. Bresser

Strategic Management Journal, 2008, vol. 29, issue 10, 1077-1096

Abstract: The timing of competitive actions and responses is a key management concern that has important performance consequences. This study focuses on the timing and consequences of competitive responses. Theory predicts a negative linear relationship between response delay and responder performance mirrored by an opposing positive linear relationship between response delay and first mover performance. In contrast, our study suggests that response delay has a curvilinear relationship with responder performance, and a linear relationship with first mover performance. We test our propositions using retail industry data and discuss the implications. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2008
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