Dynamic Aspects of Strategic Groups and Competitive Strategy: Concepts and Empirical Examination in the Insurance Industry

Since Hunt (1972) coined the term "strategic groups" in his study on the home appliance industry, a growing body of literature, both theoretical and empirical, has used this concept in different ways for different purposes. The fundamental goal of this study is to explore how the concept of strategic groups can be used to understand competitive patterns in the context of an industry analysis (Porter, 1980), a core task in the strategic management area. The top 33 firms of the insurance industry (which capture about 75% of the entire premiums written), form the sample which is used to examine five important research questions and the hypotheses derived out of them for the 1970-1984 time period.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Business Administration

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

1987

Author dc:creator

• Fiegenbaum, Avshalom

• Business Administration, Management

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8721631

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70469