Explaining the Strategic Groups-Firm Performance Relationship: A Multilevel Approach Applied to Small and Medium-Sized Hotel Companies in Spain

One of the main research questions in the field of strategic management is why firms obtain different performance levels. This paper answers this question from the strategic groups approach. This paper analyzes the linkage between strategic groups and firm performance offering a multilevel analysis...

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Published in:Journal of small business management 2011-07, Vol.49 (3), p.411-437
Main Authors: Pereira-moliner, Jorge, Claver-cortés, Enrique, Molina-azorín, José F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Competition
Competitive advantage
Hotel industry
Hotels & motels
Hypotheses
Management science
Management techniques
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized enterprises
Spain
Strategic management
Studies
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Summary:One of the main research questions in the field of strategic management is why firms obtain different performance levels. This paper answers this question from the strategic groups approach. This paper analyzes the linkage between strategic groups and firm performance offering a multilevel analysis about the relative importance of intergroup and intragroup performance differences based on the use of hierarchical linear models. The results show that intragroup differences explain firm performance better than intergroup differences.
ISSN:0047-2778
1540-627X
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00330.x