MEASURING FIRM STRATEGIC CHANGE IN THE REGULATED AND DEREGULATED MOTOR CARRIER INDUSTRY - AN 18 YEAR EVALUATION

Authors
FEITLER JN CORSI TM GRIMM CM
Citation
Jn. Feitler et al., MEASURING FIRM STRATEGIC CHANGE IN THE REGULATED AND DEREGULATED MOTOR CARRIER INDUSTRY - AN 18 YEAR EVALUATION, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW, 33(3), 1997, pp. 159-169
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Transportation,"Operatione Research & Management Science",Transportation
Journal title
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW → ACNP
ISSN journal
13665545
Volume
33
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
159 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
1366-5545(1997)33:3<159:MFSCIT>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
This study uses a longitudinal cross-sectional database to investigate individual firm strategic changes in the less-than-truckload (LTL) se ctor of the U.S. Motor Carrier industry. A new method of assessing yea r-to-year strategic change is developed. Results indicate that strateg ic change is influenced by both external and internal variables, inclu ding the macroeconomic environment, industry turbulence, deregulation, CEO change, firm age, and firm intertia. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevi er Science Ltd.