Capabilities, technologies, and firm exit during industry shakeout: Evidence from the global solar photovoltaic industry

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作者
Furr, Nathan [1 ]
Kapoor, Rahul [2 ]
机构
[1] INSEAD, Strategy Area, Fontainebleau, France
[2] Univ Penn, Wharton Sch, Management Dept, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
dominant design; exit mode; industry evolution; pre-entry capabilities; shakeout; technology competition; PRE-ENTRY EXPERIENCE; DOMINANT DESIGNS; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; DE-NOVO; INNOVATION; EVOLUTION; STRATEGIES; KNOWLEDGE; DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL;
D O I
10.1002/smj.2709
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Research Summary: Explanations of entrants' survival in an emerging industry are premised on pre-entry capabilities or technology entry choices prior to the emergence of the dominant design. We consider how these drivers interact to strengthen or nullify firms' pre-entry advantage, and facilitate adaptation as the industry evolves. We also expand the treatment of exit by separating dissolution from acquisition, in which firms' capabilities continue to be utilized in the industry. Studying a recent shakeout in the global solar photovoltaic industry, we find that pre-entry capabilities and technology choices act in a complementary manner for some firms, thereby enhancing survival, and as buffers against exit for others. Nearly half of exits were via acquisitions, and technology choice at entry played an important role in determining how firms exited. Managerial Summary: New industries are often characterized by intense technology competition that culminates in a dominant technology followed by industry shakeout. Although prior research underscores the central role of technology choice and firm capabilities to survival, we do not actually know how firms with different capabilities and who have made competing technology choices survive an industry shakeout. In this article, we show how entrants' capabilities and technology choices can act in a complementary manner for some firms, enhancing their chance of survival, and as buffers against failure for others. Moreover, we explain why some firms that do exit are acquired, when others are dissolved.
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