A foothold is a business unit within a diversified firm that possesses a very small market share. How a foothold behaves and whether a foothold stays small or grows has implications for competitive dynamics within its industry and for the performance of firms involved in the industry. However, little is known about why some footholds pursue growth while others do not. I build upon theory on multipoint competition and real options to examine foothold behavior. Data from 270 footholds reveal that variables grounded in each theory explain significant and unique variance. Thus, each theory offers a necessary but not sufficient explanation for foothold behavior. / A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Management in Partial Fulfillment of
the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Spring Semester, 2008. / March 28, 2008. / Real Options Theory, Multipoint Competition, Foothold / Includes bibliographical references. / Annette L. Ranft, Professor Directing Dissertation; Larry C. Giunipero, Outside Committee Member; David J. Ketchen, Jr., Committee Member; Bruce T. Lamont, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_175975 |
| Contributors | Upson, John W. (John Willis) (authoraut), Ranft, Annette L. (professor directing dissertation), Giunipero, Larry C. (outside committee member), Ketchen, David J. (committee member), Lamont, Bruce T. (committee member), Department of Management (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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