Is there still value in strategic group research?

Graham Leask

Is there still value in strategic group research?

Graham Leask

Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship

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Abstract

This paper offers a selected review of strategic group theory and seeks to explore the benefits and limitations of modern strategic group analysis within the context of the Pharmaceutical Industry. The rise and fall of strategic group research is reviewed and some suggestions advanced as to the reasons why strategic group research has often produced conflicting results, particularly with regard to the link between group membership and performance. The review concludes that strategic group research continues to offer a valuable way to classify firms by their strategy and provides some suggestions as to how future studies may avoid the pitfalls exposed by previous research.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Birmingham (UK)
Publisher	Aston University
Number of pages	21
Volume	RP0404
ISBN (Print)	1-85449-593-3
Publication status	Published - Jan 2004

Publication series

Name	Aston Business School research papers
Publisher	Aston University
No.	RP0404

Bibliographical note

Aston Business School Research Papers are published by the Institute to bring the results of research in progress to a wider audience and to facilitate discussion. They will normally be published in a revised form subsequently and the agreement of the authors should be obtained before referring to its contents in other published works.

Keywords

strategic groups
performance
pharmaceutical industry

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Value in strategic group research
Aston Business School Research Papers are published by the Institute to bring the results of research in progress to a wider audience and to facilitate discussion. They will normally be published in a revised form subsequently and the agreement of the authors should be obtained before referring to its contents in other published works.
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