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- December 2021
- Article
Auctioneers Sometimes Prefer Entry Fees to Extra Bidders
By: Jiafeng Chen and Scott Duke Kominers
We investigate a market thickness–market power tradeoff in an auction setting with endogenous entry. We find that charging admission fees can sometimes dominate the benefit of recruiting additional bidders, even though the fees themselves implicitly reduce competition... View Details
Chen, Jiafeng, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Auctioneers Sometimes Prefer Entry Fees to Extra Bidders." Art. 102737. International Journal of Industrial Organization 79 (December 2021).
- 2017
- Working Paper
Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market
By: Feng Zhu
We examine how app developers on the Android mobile platform adjust their innovation efforts (rate and direction) and value-capture strategies in response to Google’s entry threat and actual entry into their markets. We find that, after Google’s entry threat increases,... View Details
Keywords: Platform-owner Entry; Entry Threat; Innovation; Complementors; Mobile App Industry; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit
Wen, Wen, and Feng Zhu. "Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-036, October 2017.
- 2018
- Article
Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market
By: Wen Wen and Feng Zhu
We examine how app developers on the Android mobile platform adjust their innovation efforts (rate and direction) and value-capture strategies in response to Google’s entry threat and actual entry into their markets. We find that, after Google’s entry threat increases,... View Details
Keywords: Platform-owner Entry; Entry Threat; Innovation; Complementors; Mobile App Industry; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Market Entry and Exit; Price; Innovation and Invention; Applications and Software
Wen, Wen, and Feng Zhu. "Threat of Platform-Owner Entry and Complementor Responses: Evidence from the Mobile App Market." Strategic Management Journal 40, no. 9 (September 2019): 1336–1367.
- December 1989 (Revised December 1992)
- Case
Sequential Entry
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Vijay Krishna. "Sequential Entry." Harvard Business School Case 190-102, December 1989. (Revised December 1992.)
- September 2021
- Article
Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets
By: Feng Zhu, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi and Marco Iansiti
Digital technologies have led to the emergence of many platforms in our economy today. In certain platform networks, buyers in one market purchase services from providers in many other markets, whereas in others, buyers primarily purchase services from providers within... View Details
Keywords: Network Interconnectivity; Platform Competition; Market Entry; Networks; Digital Platforms; Competition; Market Entry and Exit
Zhu, Feng, Xinxin Li, Ehsan Valavi, and Marco Iansiti. "Network Interconnectivity and Entry into Platform Markets." Information Systems Research 32, no. 3 (September 2021): 1009–1024.
- 20 Oct 2011
- News
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- Article
Entry into Platform-based Markets
By: Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti
This paper examines the relative importance of platform quality, indirect network effects, and consumer expectations on the success of entrants in platform-based markets. We develop a theoretical model and find that an entrant's success depends on the strength of... View Details
Keywords: Platform-based Markets; Winnter-take-all; First-mover Advantage; Indirect Network Effects; Video Game Industry; Quality; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Zhu, Feng, and Marco Iansiti. "Entry into Platform-based Markets." Strategic Management Journal 33, no. 1 (January 2012): 88–106.
- Research Summary
Entry deterrence via strategic litigation
This paper analyzes the use of litigation by incumbents to deter entry by new firms. Specifically, I look at a context where incumbent firms own patents that confer a limited monopoly period in the market. In the US pharmaceutical industry, regulation provides for... View Details
- October 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Negotiating Your Entry into Your Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Provides guidance to junior generation members of a business family concerning negotiating their entry into their family's business. View Details
Keywords: Family Business
Davis, John A. "Negotiating Your Entry into Your Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-062, October 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
Entry into Platform-based Markets
This paper examines the relative importance of platform quality, indirect network effects, and consumer expectations on the success of entrants in platform-based markets. We develop a theoretical model and find that an entrant's success depends on the strength of... View Details
- Fall 2012
- Article
Innovation Strategy and Entry Deterrence
By: Ozge Turut and Elie Ofek
We model an incumbent's decision to pursue radical or incremental innovation when facing a rival entrant. The radical innovation may yield lucrative financial returns but entails significant technological and market-related uncertainties. It is also particularly... View Details
Turut, Ozge, and Elie Ofek. "Innovation Strategy and Entry Deterrence." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 12, no. 3 (Fall 2012).
- December 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Mount Auburn Hospital: Physician Order Entry
Mount Auburn Hospital is preparing to introduce a physician order entry (POE) system throughout the hospital, starting with the labor and delivery ward. POE systems replace paper-based and oral medication ordering processes with an information system; the physician... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Service Delivery; Information Technology; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Health Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., Sarah MacGregor, and Michael Benari. "Mount Auburn Hospital: Physician Order Entry." Harvard Business School Case 603-060, December 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- August 2009 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Slanket: Responding to Snuggie's Market Entry
By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
How does a pioneer in a new product category deal with the runaway success of a follower? Can search engine marketing and social media help? In 2008 Slanket CEO, Gary Clegg, found that his product, a blanket with sleeves, had been eclipsed by The Snuggie, another... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet and the Web
Deighton, John A., and Leora Kornfeld. "Slanket: Responding to Snuggie's Market Entry." Harvard Business School Case 510-034, August 2009. (Revised August 2010.)
- Research Summary
Drivers of market entry
In this paper, I look at the selection of markets for entry. Specifically, regulation in the US pharmaceutical industry allows generic firms to try and enter the market prior to the expiration of patents. This work aims to understand what drives market entry,... View Details
- July 1996 (Revised January 1998)
- Case
Vietnam: Market Entry Decisions
The management of three U.S. multinationals have to decide whether to enter the Vietnam market and, if so, how. View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Market Entry and Exit; Emerging Markets; Viet Nam; United States
Arnold, David J., and John A. Quelch. "Vietnam: Market Entry Decisions." Harvard Business School Case 597-020, July 1996. (Revised January 1998.)
- December 2022
- Article
Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations
By: Eva Flavia Martínez Orbegozo, Jorrit de Jong, Hannah Riley Bowles, Amy Edmondson, Anahide Nahhal and Lisa Cox
To address complex social challenges, it is widely recognized that leaders from public, for-profit, and civic organizations should join forces. Yet, well-intended collaborators often struggle to achieve alignment and fail to gain traction in their joint efforts. This... View Details
Orbegozo, Eva Flavia Martínez, Jorrit de Jong, Hannah Riley Bowles, Amy Edmondson, Anahide Nahhal, and Lisa Cox. "Entry Points: Gaining Momentum in Early-Stage Cross-Boundary Collaborations." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 58, no. 4 (December 2022): 595–645.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007
By: Stephen Haber and Aldo Musacchio
What is the impact of foreign bank entry on the pricing and availability of credit in developing economies? The Mexican banking system provides a quasi-experiment to address this question because in 1997 the Mexican government radically changed the laws governing the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Credit; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Foreign Direct Investment; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Mexico
Haber, Stephen, and Aldo Musacchio. "Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-114, June 2010.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size
By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
We examine the effect of US branch banking deregulations on the entry size of new firms using micro-data from the US Census Bureau. We find that the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, among firms that survived at least... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Market Entry and Exit; Banking Industry; United States
Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-010, July 2009. (Invited submission to Journal of European Economic Association, Revised October 2009.)
- 21 Jul 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System, 1997-2007
- May 2006 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Icebreaker: The China Entry Decision
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Dan Heath
Jeremy Moon, CEO of Icebreaker, maker of merino-fiber activewear, thinks about the strengths and weaknesses of staying focused on his rapidly expanding U.S. and European markets vs. broadening his attack to include China. If he enters China, should he continue his... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Global Strategy; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China; United States; Europe
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Dan Heath. "Icebreaker: The China Entry Decision." Harvard Business School Case 806-195, May 2006. (Revised June 2006.)