According to Gibrat's Law of Proportionate Effect, the growth rate of a given firm is independent of its size at the beginning of the period examined. While earlier studies tended to confirm the Law, more recent research generally rejects it. This paper reconciles these two streams of...

"From early classics like Contact to marvels like High Speed , gaming publisher Williams dazzled arcade goers with its diverse range of quality pinball games. The age of video games catapulted the company into legend with blockbusters like Defender and Joust , and by the end of the 1980s it was...

Die zunehmend digitale Wettbewerbslandschaft ist gekennzeichnet durch steigende Komplexität, kontinuierlichem Wandel, verschwimmende Branchengrenzen, erhöhter Wettbewerbsintensität sowie die daraus resultierenden unsicheren Entwicklungsprognosen. Besonders die durch technologische...

The literature establishes a strong link between radical innovation, first-mover advantage and market dominance. However, there are numerous examples where, despite being the first-mover and radically innovating, companies have failed to achieve a significant market share. In fact, incremental...