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Competitive Dynamics in the Global Insurance Industry

Strategic Groups, Competitive Moves, and Firm Performance

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Authors:
  1. Markus Schimmer

    1. St. Gallen, Switzerland

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  • Industry Structure, Market Shocks and Competitive Behavior?

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction

    • Markus Schimmer
    Pages 1-8

  3. Theoretical Background

    • Markus Schimmer
    Pages 9-17

  4. Convergence-Divergence Within Strategic Groups

    • Markus Schimmer
    Pages 18-58

  5. From Crisis to Opportunity: How Market Shocks Impact Interfirm Rivalry

    • Markus Schimmer
    Pages 59-84

  6. Performance Effects of Corporate Divestiture Programs

    • Markus Schimmer
    Pages 85-110

  7. Discussion and Conclusion

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    Pages 111-123

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 124-175
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About this book

This thesis investigates the competitive dynamics in the global insurance industry from 1999 to 2008. After reviewing the current state of the academic debate on interfirm rivalry, it derives a research agenda spanning different levels of analysis and phenomena of interest. Specifically, the thesis explores (1) how and why firms continuously adjust their strategic profiles in the presence of an industry's strategic group structure, (2) whether market shocks (namely 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina) temporarily change the decision-logic underlying competitive choices, and (3) whether stock markets respond differently to competitive moves that follow a clearly stated strategic rationale.​

Authors and Affiliations

  • St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Markus Schimmer

About the author

Markus Schimmer obtained a Ph.D. in Management from the University of St.Gallen. During his Ph.D. studies, he was a visiting research scholar at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business with Prof. Ming-Jer Chen, Ph.D., who is a leading authority in competitive dynamics research.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Competitive Dynamics in the Global Insurance Industry

  • Book Subtitle: Strategic Groups, Competitive Moves, and Firm Performance

  • Authors: Markus Schimmer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-3992-0

  • Publisher: Gabler Verlag Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Gabler | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8349-3991-3Published: 21 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-8349-3992-0Published: 04 May 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 175

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Insurance

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