Competitive Dynamics in the Global Insurance Industry

Strategic Groups, Competitive Moves, and Firm Performance

Markus Schimmer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 175 Seiten

2012 | 2012
Betriebswirtschaftlicher Verlag Gabler
978-3-8349-3991-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This thesis investigates the competitive dynamics in the global insurance industry from 1999 to 2008. After reviewing the current state of the academic debate on interfirm rivalry, it derives a research agenda spanning different levels of analysis and phenomena of interest. Specifically, the thesis explores (1) how and why firms continuously adjust their strategic profiles in the presence of an industry's strategic group structure, (2) whether market shocks (namely 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina) temporarily change the decision-logic underlying competitive choices, and (3) whether stock markets respond differently to competitive moves that follow a clearly stated strategic rationale.

Autor

Markus Schimmer obtained a Ph.D. in Management from the University of St.Gallen. During his Ph.D. studies, he was a visiting research scholar at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business with Prof. Ming-Jer Chen, Ph.D., who is a leading authority in competitive dynamics research.

Inhalt

Theoretical Background.- Convergence-Divergence within Strategic Groups.- From Crisis to Opportunitiy: How Market Shocks Impact Interfirm Rivalry.-Performance Effects of Corporate Diverstiture Programs.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.4.2012
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 175 p. 9 illus.
• Verlagsort: Wiesbaden
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 256 g
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Themenwelt: Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Versicherungsbetriebslehre
• Schlagworte: insurance • Versicherungswirtschaft • Wettbewerb (Wirtschaft)
• ISBN-10: 3-8349-3991-9 / 3834939919
• ISBN-13: 978-3-8349-3991-3 / 9783834939913
• Zustand: Neuware