@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp1426, author={Glazer, Amihai and Kanniainen, Vesa and Poutvaara, Panu}, title={Initial Luck, Status-Seeking and Snowballs Lead to Corporate Success and Failure}, year={2004}, month={Dec}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={1426}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp1426}, abstract={Corporate success often resembles a snowball. We show how initial luck in hiring talented people, the resulting technological advantage, superior corporate culture, and status-seeking by workers can make small initial differences generate large differences over time.}, keywords={industry equilibrium;initial luck;status effects;snowball}, }