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The role of entry barriers in the development of the offshore supply sector in scotland
Author(s) -
Moar Lyle
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
managerial and decision economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-1468
pISSN - 0143-6570
DOI - 10.1002/mde.4090010206
Subject(s) - business , submarine pipeline , industrial organization , barriers to entry , product (mathematics) , quality (philosophy) , service (business) , oil supply , supply chain , key (lock) , marketing , engineering , petroleum engineering , computer science , philosophy , geometry , geotechnical engineering , mathematics , computer security , epistemology , market structure
This paper examines the offshore oil supply sector and shows how the entry barriers experienced by new supply firms are imposed not by other supply firms but by the oil companies. This is done to ensure product quality and reliability of service rather than the more general attention to price considerations. The range of entry barriers are discussed in relation to key characteristics of the oil industry. As a spin‐off this experience appears to have generated a more responsive attitude towards technological and commercial change throughout Scottish industry.