Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
G. Benston (1985)
The Validity of Studies with Line of Business Data: Reply [The Validity of Profits-Structure Studies with Particular Reference to the FTC's Line of Business Data]The American Economic Review, 77
M. Lubatkin, M. Pitts (1983)
PIMS: fact or folklore?The Journal of business strategy, 3 3
L. Phillips, D. Chang, R. Buzzell (1983)
Product Quality, Cost Position and Business Performance: A Test of Some Key HypothesesJournal of Marketing, 47
C. Anderson, F. Paine (1978)
PIMS: A ReexaminationAcademy of Management Review, 3
(1990)
PIMS and the FTC line‐of‐business data: A comparison
D. Ravenscraft (1983)
Structure-Profit Relationships at the Line of Business and Industry LevelThe Review of Economics and Statistics, 65
R. Buzzell (1981)
Are There “Natural” Market Structures?Journal of Marketing, 45
B. Gale (1980)
Can more capital buy higher productivity
M. Porter (1976)
Please Note Location of Nearest ExitCalifornia Management Review, 19
F. Fisher, J. Mcgowan (1983)
On the Misuse of Accounting Rates of Return to Infer Monopoly ProfitsThe American Economic Review, 73
The PIMS data base and the FTC Line‐of‐business data base have both been widely used in industrial organization research and business strategy research. However, both data bases have been criticized because of their sample compositions, their measurement methodologies, and the underlying data structures. This study was designed to explore the issues that have been raised about the two data sets by comparing findings produced by them. Since criticism of the two data sets are dissimilar, it is highly unlikely that comparable results would be obtained if the quality of either or both data sets was deficient. This study shows that the data sets generally produce highly comparable descriptive and relational results. However, a number of disagreements do arise, and these are traced to idiosyncratic causes, rather than to the kinds of systematic shortcomings suggested by critics.
Strategic Management Journal – Wiley
Published: May 1, 1990
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.