The Role of Environmental Dynamics in Building a First Mover Advantage Theory

By Fernando F. Suarez, Gianvito Lanzolla. 2007

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Subfields: Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management

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Value Creation in Innovation Ecosystems: How the Structure of Technological Interdependence Affects Firm Performance in New Technology Generations (2010, background): “9 distinguishing between stable vs. variable (Lawrence and Lorsch, 1967); low vs. high velocity (Eisenhardt, 1989); smooth vs. abrupt development (Suarez and Lanzolla, 2007).”
Entry into Platform-Based Markets (2012, background): “In contrast, several scholars argue that quality in such markets is still important and just as in traditional markets, innovative late entrants can outsell incumbents (Liebowitz and Margolis 1994, 1999; Rangan and Adner 2001; Liebowitz 2002; Suárez and Lanzolla 2007; Tellis, Yin, and Niraj 2009).”
ORDER OF MARKET ENTRY, MARKET AND TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION AND FIRM COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE (2009, background): “In this paper, building on Suarez and Lanzolla (2007) we expand upon the role of industry dynamics in the competitive performance of firms that enter a market at different points of time.”
Entry Timing (2015, background): “…boundary conditions, such as the time of first product/service introduction to a launch of subsequent offerings, the onset of market maturity, or some other clearly defined inflection point after which the study of entry timing is conceptually and empirically inapplicable (Suarez & Lanzolla, 2007).”
Organizational factors and technological features in the development of green innovations: Evidence from patent analysis (2011, neutral): “…novel technology does not always lead to the achievement of a competitive advantage, because it is risky (Dewar & Dutton 1986) and contextual factors, such as the pace of technology and market evolution (Suarez & Lanzolla 2007), may significantly affect the value of such novel technical solutions.”
An empirical assessment of the impact of switching costs and first mover advantages on firm performance (2008, background): “Based on their review of the literature, Suárez and Lanzolla (2007) argue that a slower pace of both technological and market evolution should favour the sustainability of first mover effects.”
Navigators through the storm: A review of organization theories and the behavior of incumbent firms during transitions (2017, background): “This mode of behavior can bring large benefits to a firm (Lieberman and Montgomery, 1988) as long as the socio-technical changes are not too abrupt (Suarez and Lanzolla, 2007).”
Creating value through foresight : first mover advantages and strategic agility (2015, background): “longer the lead time of competitive entry – and thereby the longer the time a firm anticipate external changes before its rivals – the higher the likelihood of achieving such benefits [54].”