Why some firms die while others survive? Survival has long been recognized as a basic goal for a manufacturing firm. At least in the long term, survival should be related to various measures of performance, such as market share and profitability. Advocates of population ecology have argued that...

This article lays out several hypotheses to establish a specific link between structural economic reforms and the competitive environment of firms. We test our hypotheses on data from the steel industry in three post-reform economies. We find that economic reforms tend to have a positive effect...

The relationship between product technology and corporate processes, such as competitiveness and strategizing, has been under-researched, as has their ultimate impact upon firm survival and failure. Research suggests that dominant designs within industries may consequently influence the...