Marketing Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
1-2003
Publication Source
California Management Review
Volume
45
Issue
2
Start Page
131
Last Page
150
DOI
10.2307/41166169
Abstract
Shakeouts loom large in the landscape of all fast-growing markets. During the boom period, an unsustainable glut of competitors is attracted by forecasts of high growth and promises of exceptional returns. Even when the market is already crowded, more entrants keep arriving. These followers are often naïve about the barriers to entry and don't realize how many others are also poised to enter at the same time. Reality intrudes with a bust that precipitates the exit of more than 80 percent of the players through failure or acquisition. This shakeout is triggered by some combination of disappointing growth, pricing pressures that degrade profit prospects, or shortages of crucial people and financial resources.
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Published as Day, G.S., Fein, A.J., & Ruppersberger, G. Shakeouts in Digital Markets: Lessons from B2B Exchanges. California Management Review 45, no. 2: 131-150. © 2003 by the Regents of the University of California.
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Recommended Citation
Day, G. S., Fein, A. J., & Ruppersberger, G. (2003). Shakeouts in Digital Markets: Lessons from B2B Exchanges. California Management Review, 45 (2), 131-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/41166169
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Date Posted: 15 June 2018
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