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| Author: | Carroll, C. Pandian, J. Thomas, H. |
| Title: | Assessing the height of mobility barriers: a methodology and an empirical test in the UK retail grocery industry |
| Journal: | British Journal of Management
1994 : MAR, VOL. 5:1, p. 1-18 |
| Index terms: | METHODOLOGY UNITED KINGDOM RETAILING MOBILITY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | A profitable niche will have few entrants if the presence of significant mobility barriers impedes entry and, hence, reduces the expected rents for entrants. This paper analyses mobility dynamics and, most importantly, develops a method to identify the location and severity of mobility barriers. The method is illustrated on a database of large multiples in the UK retail grocery industry for the period 1982-1986. It appears that there are two dimensions of strategic change that facilitate movement into profitable niches. Implications for competition and profitability are discussed. |
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