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Resources, mobility barriers, and the international competitive position of an industry

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  • Carpano, Claudio
  • Rahman, Manzur
  • Roth, Kendall

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Studies on international competition have tended to focus on macro-level differences in factor endowments or firms' strategic motives. We propose a simple framework for analyzing the dynamics of international competition in a previously domestic industry. Using the resource-based theory of the firm, the domestic industry is treated as a distinct strategic group vis-à-vis foreign firms. The nature of inward international competition can then be characterized as a function of foreign firms' resources versus the resources used by domestic firms as international mobility barriers (IMBs). Domestic firms' response to international competition can also be viewed as a resource readjustment process.

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  • Carpano, Claudio & Rahman, Manzur & Roth, Kendall, 2003. "Resources, mobility barriers, and the international competitive position of an industry," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 9(2), pages 153-169.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intman:v:9:y:2003:i:2:p:153-169
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