The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm suggests that strategic deployment of capabilities allows strategic business units (SBUs) to exploit distinctive competencies and create sustainable competitive advantage. Following the RBV, we propose a new predictive methodology for deriving typologies...

We propose three key features of Chinese capitalism over the last two decades. First, power is held by about 3000 local governments (instead of the central government). Second, local governments have substantial capacity to provide public goods and face little accountability. Third, local...

First-mover literature suggests several pioneering advantages and disadvantages. This study investigates how managerial perceptions of these pioneering advantages affect first-mover decisions by service provider managers. According to the literature on mental models, managers will make...