Catching the wave: Alertness, responsiveness, and market influence in global electronic networks

Catching the wave: Alertness, responsiveness, and market influence in global electronic networks

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Article ID: iaor199947
Country: United States
Volume: 43
Issue: 11
Start Page Number: 1493
End Page Number: 1509
Publication Date: Nov 1997
Journal: Management Science
Authors: ,
Keywords: finance & banking
Abstract:

This paper introduces the concepts of alertness and responsiveness as key capabilities for firms in fast-moving, information-intensive environments such as global currency trading. Hypotheses drawn from the resource-based view of the firm, from network theory, and from Austrian economics are tested on objective cross-section and time-series data for the population of 4,088 banks engaged in foreign-exchange trading on the Reuters dealing system. Results strongly support the hypotheses that banks that are alert, i.e., use their information networks in ways that expand the range of information they are exposed to, and responsive – those that act quickly in volatile markets – tend to exercise greater market influence in this industry.

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