This paper focuses on various issues that need to be considered when an analyst wishes to predict the demand for a new technological product. The interplay of the strategic behavior of the firm, notably with regard to preannouncing the future availability of the new product and the behavior of...

This paper focuses on various issues that need to be considered when an analyst wishes to predict the demand for a new technological product. The interplay of the strategic behavior of the firm, notably with regard to preannouncing the future availability of the new product and the behavior of...

Past research has primarily focused on what happens after a merger has occurred. This research attempts to find out whether anticipated benefits from the merger do actually accrue. The authors characterize the effects of observed variables on whether pairs of firms merge, vis-à-vis roommate...