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| Author: | Greve, H.R. |
| Title: | Bigger and safer: the diffusion of competitive advantage |
| Journal: | Strategic Management Journal
2009 : JAN, VOL. 30:1, p. 1-23 |
| Index terms: | shipping industry networks innovation competitive advantage diffusion theories models |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Cluster and network theories are used to predict on which firms first get useful technologies. Predictions can be evaluated through data on the diffusion (hereafter as: diff.) of supplier innovations giving competitive advantage to firms in the buyer industry. Based on a heterogeneous diff. model and data on shipping firm-shipbuilder networks, this paper explores the diff. of new ship types. It is shown that valuable innovations remain uncommon because they are not adopted by distant firms in geographical and network space. The strong influence of geographically dispersed interfirm networks on technology diff. justifies a greater role of interorganizational networks in the theory of competitive advantage. |
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