The effect of defender dependence and technological innovation on response delay
by Alfred Redie Smith, Paul G. Simmonds
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM), Vol. 3, No. 2/3/4, 2001

Abstract: Understanding the effectiveness of various competitive moves is an important element of business strategy. In a study of 179 general medical and surgical hospitals in five of Florida's largest counties, it was found that the more dependent a competitor on a market under attack, the shorter was the delay in responding to the attack. Additionally, when technological innovation was used as a more detailed dimension of irreversibility, it was negatively related to response delay. Both findings are at variance with the major study on competitive moves in the airline industry.

Online publication date: Mon, 30-Jun-2003

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