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The concept of strategic groups: Theoretical construct or analytical convenience
Author(s) -
Tang MingJe,
Thomas Howard
Publication year - 1992
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.4090130407
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , competition (biology) , strategic thinking , taxonomy (biology) , cognition , business , industrial organization , knowledge management , microeconomics , management science , strategic planning , economics , marketing , computer science , psychology , ecology , biology , programming language , neuroscience
Despite the fact that a great deal of empirical research confirms the existence of strategic groups, not enough attention has been paid to their theoretical development. This paper links the theories of spatial competition and cognitive taxonomy to the very existence of strategic groups in a competitive environment. It is shown that the concept of strategic groups is not an analytical convenience but a theoretical construct.