Quality is not strategy : Nash equilibrium and international market entry

Version of RecordA recent Harvard Business Review article by Suarez and Lanzolla (2001) entitled the Half-truth of First Mover Advantage argued that this is a business concept which has so much intuitive appeal that its validity is almost taken for granted. In the following paper, we illustrate how typical applications of game theory to describe first mover advantage in the context of international markets are generally set up use an improper theoretical framework and compare incommensurable qualities and quantities. We then review the work of Porter (1996) and others with respect to sustainable competitive advantage and suggest that the Nash equilibrium may provide some guidance as to the kinds of circumstances in which a profitable first mover advantage may or may not be obtainable when entering international markets.Vos Fellman, P., Nugent N., Vos Post, J., & Doyon, D. (2007, October). Quality is not strategy : Nash equilibrium and international market entry. Presented at the Academy of International Business U.S. Northeast Chapter Regional Meeting, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.ed

The Ursinus Weekly, May 21, 1951

Dr. Allan L. Rice confers with Senator E. Kefauver • Awards given to athletes at WAA banquet • Reading Railroad president to address Newcomen group here • WSGA installs new officers at banquet • Curtain Club elects Roberts • Bowens join honorary debating frat, Tau Kappa • Lantern issue due • Y picnic held • Dean Harry A. Cochran to address senior class • MSGA gives out concessions for 1951-52 year • Ruby to arrive shortly; Seniors plan class gift • Various campus groups hold annual elections, installations • Editorials: Backward glance • World escapism attacked; News awareness asked • Poll reveals students\u27 plans • Seniors review elements in their past, grow maudlin as graduation approaches • Scheduling problems plague students, faculty; Difficulties cause practice teachers to groan • Softball team scores two more victories • Dickinson loses to Ursinus nine • Ursinus girls beat East Stroudsburg squad in tennis • Luckless Bruins lose to Lehigh track team • Garnet team halts Millermen\u27s streak; LaSalle defeated, 5-4, to close season • Curtis I crowned softball champs • Cindermen place sixth in Middle Atlantics • Penn girls defeat Ursinus in tennis • Hal Henning\u27s circuit blast beats Drew; Wild pitch defeats Delaware in eleventh • Zeta Chi takes inter-frat track • Health, welfare council meets at Ursinus; Elect new officers • Note of thankshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1570/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, January 14, 1952

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