 Rabbits and turtles and the quest for entry-timing advantageAnni Tuppura International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2009, vol. 3, issue 1, 35-51 Abstract: The aim of this study is to analyse the perception of First-Mover Advantage (FMA) mechanisms of groups of firms with different market entry-timing orientation. This study focuses on how strongly the firms with different entry-timing orientations perceive the various first-mover (dis)advantage-providing mechanisms, and how do these perceptions differ according to the industry representation. The market entry timing is operationalised by employing the variable of First-Mover Orientation (FMO) that measures the likeliness of the firm to enter the market early. Multi-industry survey data with 299 representatives from medium- and large-sized firms is employed. The statistical tests are carried out with ANOVA. The result of this study indicates that different entry-timing groups perceive the possible first- or second-mover advantage-providing mechanisms in their environment differently. The firms, whose orientation to move early is higher, recognise more FMA opportunities in their environment. The FMO does not vary across industries. However, the occurrences of the different mechanisms that provide entry-timing advantage do vary between industries. Keywords: market entry timing; FMA; first-mover advantage; market entry strategy; first-mover orientation; FMO. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:3:y:2009:i:1:p:35-51 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Business Innovation and Research from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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