Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

When it comes to e-commerce across the globe, I''ve noticed a very interesting trend. We were unable to capitalize on first mover advantage. But first mover advantage is a simplistic tenet of global strategy. If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, Amazon should be blushing.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Retail Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The model is designed to enable fast response to fashion trends, which allows Zara to ensure that its store shelves are always stocked with the trendiest clothes. Before long, despite all the first mover advantages of Viagra, the competitors reduced Viagra's market share from over 90% to around 50%.

Business Model 9

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Toyota's decade-long investment in its Prius sub-brand ultimately succeeded in strengthening the company's reputation as a respected product innovator while allowing Toyota to capture first-mover advantage in the fast-growing hybrid category. Enable organizational agility. Am I doing one thing every day that scares me?

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Yet over two thirds of respondents indicated they expect to maintain or further drop pricing, leaving them unable to pass rising commodity costs along to their customers; this trend is heightened when we exclude the energy industry (where, by its nature, input costs are passed directly to the consumer).

First-mover Advantage 11

First-mover Advantage Supply Chain Price Cost 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. billion a decade later. Now the country is at a crossroads. Years of economic mismanagement.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

Many conjectures have been offered to explain this controversial trend. Further analysis confirms that this trend is not just due to acquisitions; the companies are delisted sooner even when the sample is constricted only to those delisted for financial troubles. In a parallel development, the number of companies listed on U.S.

IPO 11

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2011

Now, thousands of companies are jumping on the latest trend trying to generate buzz for their products. Putting aside whether coupon sites are sustainable , all this begs the question of the value of buzz and being a first mover. At least that is the conventional wisdom. But does any of this matter in the long run?

First-mover Advantage 15

First-mover Advantage Venture Capitalist Dunning Early Adopters 15