Title : 
The Differentiation Strategy between Competitors under the Asymmetric Technological Background in China
         
        
            Author : 
Zhang, Huayao ; Shi, Xiaokun ; Jing, Ranzhe
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Different differentiation strategies was applied by different competitors at Chinese asymmetric technical background. For the upper-side multinational enterprises to apply a vertical horizontal differentiation are good choice for keeping in leadership state in technical; while for the lower-side domestic competitors horizontal differentiation strategy can not only reduce consumer´s attention to vertical difference, but also reduce the price competition pressure from other domestic counterparts. Horizontal differentiation strategy is also an outlet for lower-side domestic competitors to step out the dilemma in relatively technical progress. But on the other hand horizontal differentiation strategy can not eliminate competition intensity completely. Too much differentiation in a market may also increase the possibility of competitors dropping out.
         
        
            Keywords : 
commerce; pricing; China; asymmetric technological background; domestic competitors horizontal differentiation strategy; leadership state; multinational enterprises; price competition; vertical horizontal differentiation; Automobiles; Computer science; Educational institutions; Engines; Finance; Petroleum; Pricing; Research and development; TV; Technological innovation; asymmetric; horizontal differentiation; vertical differentiation;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Service Systems and Service Management, 2007 International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Chengdu
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-4244-0885-7
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
1-4244-0885-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICSSSM.2007.4280095