A major consequence of the Internet era is the emergence of complex “platforms” that combine technology and process in …

technology may leak to competing producers in the market. The level of IPR enforcement in the location of a supplier can …

supplier even though the firm has an option of producing that key input in-house at a lower cost with a better technology. We … find that for smaller technology gap with the independent input supplier the firm would outsource and for larger technology … of its sale of superior technology to the independent input supplier at a high payment although it involves a high price …