First-Mover Advantage

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexicongoing first wins
Executive Parlancetemporal precedence
Scholarly Discoursesequential game advantage
Babel ZenithStackelberg Leadership
Origin: Heinrich Stackelberg
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtækəlˌbɜːrɡ/

Etymology & Meaning

When the first mover in a sequential game has strategic advantage.

In the Boardroom

Setting capacity levels that followers must react to.

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