Explaining the clustering of international expansion moves: A critical test in the U.S. telecommunications industry

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The alternative competitive and institutional explanations of interorganizational mimicry is distinguished by examining the clustering of U.S. telecommunications firms' 1995-95 moves into another Western hemisphere countries. The analysis shows that the mimetic international entry is strongly linked to the structure of domestic competition.

Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Communications industry, Market domination, Market share

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Competition within and between networks: The contingent effect of competitive embeddedness on alliance formation

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The ways in which firms use alliances to respond to the alliance networks of their rivals, by either allying with their rivals' partners or by building countervailing alliances are examined. The global airline industry (1994-98) evidence suggests that these strategic responses depend on alliance cospecialization.

Air Transportation, Scheduled, And Air Courier Services, Analysis, Airlines, Business intelligence, Competitive intelligence, Business networks (Social groups)

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Ownership form, managerial incentives, and the intensity of rivalry

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The way in which differences in ownership form between franchised and company-owned units alter managerial incentives and competitive pricing in different oligopolistic contexts is presented.

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works), Patent owners and lessors, Franchising, Methods, Franchises, Price fixing

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