TY - CHAP
T1 - Who imitates whom?
T2 - A study on new product introductions in the Japanese non-alcoholic beverage industry
AU - Asaba, Shigeru
AU - Lieberman, Marvin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 selection and editorial matter, Tsutomu Nakano; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Imitation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the business world. Firms imitate one another in the introduction of new products and processes, in the timing of investment, in the entry into foreign markets, and in the adoption of managerial methods and organizational forms. Imitation is also a complex phenomenon, for which management scholars have proposed a range of underlying motivations (Lieberman and Asaba, 2006; Ordanini, Rubera, and DeFillippi, 2008).
AB - Imitation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the business world. Firms imitate one another in the introduction of new products and processes, in the timing of investment, in the entry into foreign markets, and in the adoption of managerial methods and organizational forms. Imitation is also a complex phenomenon, for which management scholars have proposed a range of underlying motivations (Lieberman and Asaba, 2006; Ordanini, Rubera, and DeFillippi, 2008).
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U2 - 10.4324/9781315560892
DO - 10.4324/9781315560892
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85045191944
SN - 9781138673366
SP - 127
EP - 154
BT - Japanese Management in Evolution
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -