We investigate the choice of endogenous timing by managerial firms in the presence of network externalities under Bertrand competition. Contrast to the results of sequentiality in equilibrium, we demonstrate that when managers are being delegated both the market and timing decision, there exists...

This paper analyzes the endogenous choice of delegation with two firms producing goods of different qualities. We find that an asymmetric delegation structure emerges as the high-quality firm chooses to delegate and low-quality firm chooses non delegation contract under Cournot competition. Even...