Credible spatial preemption through reputable extension
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An incumbent firm may preempt potential market entrants by launching new products to decrease the entrants' potential profits. If unsuccessful however, the incumbent may choose to withdraw such products to avoid post-entry competition. Such a withdrawal may be damaging to the incumbent's reputation due to perceived low quality. Reputational links between the incumbent's products exist when they share the firm's or brand name. Thus, the use of product extensions for spatial preemption can have negative reputational effects on existing products.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 1992
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Diversification and concentration changes in a liberalised environment: the case of New Zealand manufacturing industries
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New Zealand has undergone widespread liberalization since 1984. Because of this, manufacturing firms have either diversified inbound to or outbound from an industry or further restricted market activity. New firms which entered the market decreased concentration while limiting this effect to well concentrated industries. Companies which have secured market positions and diversified were highly effective in decreasing industry concentration.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 1992
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Endogenous mergers in endogenous sunk cost industries
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A study examines the relationship between size of markets and industrial concentration.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 2006
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