In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition

This paper explores the reasons for industries converging upon poor strategies. The phenomenon is likened to the periodic mass suicide of the lemmus lemmus (the Norwegian lemming). It gives historic examples of the phenomenon, and evidence of its occurring within a simulated business environment. A...

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Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: BLACKWELL PUBL LTD 2000
Subjects:
HF Commerce
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Lemmus lemmus
Norwegian lemming
Online Access:https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/12968/
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spelling ftuwarwick:oai:wrap.warwick.ac.uk:12968 2024-09-30T14:38:15+00:00 In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition 2000-09 https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/12968/ unknown BLACKWELL PUBL LTD UNSPECIFIED (2000) In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition. In: Conference of the British-Academy-of-Management (BAM), MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIV, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, SEP, 1999. Published in: BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 11 (Sp. Iss. SI). S81-S95. ISSN 1045-3172. HF Commerce HD28 Management. Industrial Management Conference Item NonPeerReviewed 2000 ftuwarwick 2024-09-05T05:23:56Z This paper explores the reasons for industries converging upon poor strategies. The phenomenon is likened to the periodic mass suicide of the lemmus lemmus (the Norwegian lemming). It gives historic examples of the phenomenon, and evidence of its occurring within a simulated business environment. A Literature review shows how it can be explained using theories from economics, psychology and competitive analogies used in business. An inputs-process-outputs model provides a theoretical framework for Lemmus Lemmus strategies and is used to derive hypotheses. Conference Object Lemmus lemmus Norwegian lemming The University of Warwick: WRAP - Warwick Research Archive Portal
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topic HF Commerce
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
description This paper explores the reasons for industries converging upon poor strategies. The phenomenon is likened to the periodic mass suicide of the lemmus lemmus (the Norwegian lemming). It gives historic examples of the phenomenon, and evidence of its occurring within a simulated business environment. A Literature review shows how it can be explained using theories from economics, psychology and competitive analogies used in business. An inputs-process-outputs model provides a theoretical framework for Lemmus Lemmus strategies and is used to derive hypotheses.
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title In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition
title_short In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition
title_full In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition
title_fullStr In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition
title_full_unstemmed In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition
title_sort in search of the lemmus lemmus: an investigation into convergent competition
publisher BLACKWELL PUBL LTD
publishDate 2000
url https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/12968/
genre Lemmus lemmus
Norwegian lemming
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Norwegian lemming
op_relation UNSPECIFIED (2000) In search of the lemmus lemmus: An investigation into convergent competition. In: Conference of the British-Academy-of-Management (BAM), MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIV, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, SEP, 1999. Published in: BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 11 (Sp. Iss. SI). S81-S95. ISSN 1045-3172.
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