Lee, Donghun "Don"
(2010)
STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE DISCLOSURE: ITS EFFECT ON COMPETITIVE RESPONSE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED COMPETENCIES IN THE GLOBAL HARD DISK DRIVE INDUSTRY.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
How does a leading firm sustain its competence-based advantage in a competitive landscape against threats of imitation and substitution? In high-velocity competitive markets, an inherent tension arises when firms wish to prolong the value of their technological competencies, while rivals seek to make those competencies obsolete. These markets are characterized by continuous technological change, fickle customers, and frequent shifts in the competitive landscape. Firms must continually update their innovative competencies that are recurrently targets of imitation and substitution, and managers face challenges in discerning the appropriate competencies their firms should commit to and which they should avoid, resulting in the difficulty of setting straightforward strategic goals for the firm. Looking in the hard disk drive industry from 1987 to 1999, I empirically show that leading firms' knowledge disclosure of core technologies has a positive effect on the probability of laggards imitating the leader. Moreover, I show that after leading firms disclose, they introduce next-generation products sooner and prevent laggards from quickly introducing their next-generation products. Thus, I suggest that a leading firm's knowledge disclosing activities can shape the competitive landscape by influencing rivals' scope of search for innovation opportunities. Namely, leading firms can prolong their established competencies by disclosing knowledge on their innovations by promoting imitation and delaying or preventing substitution.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
5 October 2010 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
26 May 2010 |
| Approval Date: |
5 October 2010 |
| Submission Date: |
12 August 2010 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business > Business Administration |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
competitive response; hard disk drive; knowledge disclosure; knowledge-based competencies |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-08122010-022950/, etd-08122010-022950 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:59 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:48 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9069 |
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