Session Details
Session 1702
Competitive Strategy
| Track E | Date: Sunday, October 14, 2007 |
| Time: 15:00-16:30 h | |
| Panel Session | Room: Seabreeze |
Technological Innovations and Competitive Strategy: Does Timing Matter?
Session Co-Chairs
- Riitta Katila, Stanford University
- MB Sarkar, University of Central Florida
Panelists
- Rajshree Agarwal, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
- Gautam Ahuja, University of Michigan
- Marvin Lieberman, UCLA
- Scott Turner, University of South Carolina
Abstract
In this session we take a dynamic perspective on competitive strategy, and explore issues that lie at the intersection of timing and innovation research. Strategy researchers have examined ‘time’ from multiple perspectives, from early research on first and second movers to later perspectives on exploration v. exploitation, and, rhythm and sequencing in technology development. The key questions in this area center round understanding how timing of technology and innovation activities, in particular relative to competitors, influences firm performance. This session (1) identifies the key research streams in this area, (2) suggests useful connections and bridges for a more integrated view, (3) highlights latest research and (4) suggests interesting topics for future work.