Find value of $\beta$ for which there is a strictly dominant strategy
Hint
Let $h_i^*(h_{-i}$) be firm $i$'s best response to the other $N-1$ firms' strategy profile $h_{-i}$. If $h_i^*(\cdot)$ is a dominant strategy, then it must be independent of the other firms' strategies, i.e. $h_i^*(h_{-i})=h_i^*$ for all $h_{-i}$.