Showing 91 - 100 of 145,059
We empirically investigate the platform competition in the online daily deals promotion market that is characterized by intense rivalry between two leading promotion sites, Groupon and LivingSocial, that broker between merchants and consumers. We find that deals offered through Groupon, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090556
Digital platforms operate in multisided markets providing services through the internet to two or more distinct groups of users, between which there are indirect network effects. Direct network effects are frequently present within each group. Therefore, online platforms usually present both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012949267
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014168865
for innovation for sale. Moreover, we show that increasing the degree of industry-wide standardization furthers the goal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622745
This paper analyzes innovation adoption when uncertainty about its profitability cannot be resolved immediately. Firms … estimates that can induce future adoption by additional firms that reduces the initial adoption payoff. Moreover, innovative … leadership does not imply initial adoption because leadership implies a greater waiting payoff as well as a greater adoption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005371168
The adoption of advanced technologies is a means of fostering productivity improvement. Many theories seek to explain … the process of advanced technology diffusion and adoption. Canadian firms generally trail their U.S. counterparts in the … adoption of advanced technology. There are many critical gaps in our knowledge and understanding of technological diffusion in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005481828
innovation and therefore to maintain buyers' confidence over "durability". The paper characterizes the equilibrium properties of … the resulting innovation cycles such as existence, uniqueness and asymptotic stability and discusses potential regulatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003416888
innovation of three Peruvian farming communities between 2003 and 2018. Data was collected from in-depth interviews with farmers … cohesion and innovation performance of the farmers. The NGO helped to connect farmers from different villages, provided access … the local power structure by becoming the most central agent in the local innovation system. The NGO's centrality declined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012895345
We develop a model of Ramp;D competition between an incumbent and a potential entrant with network externalities and durable goods. We show that the threat of entry eliminates the commitment problem that an incumbent may face in its Ramp;D decision due to the goods' durability. Moreover, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012720951
In this paper we discuss two propositions: the supply and demand of knowledge, and network externalities. We outline the characteristics that distinguish knowledge-intensive industries from the general run of manufacturing and service businesses. Knowledge intensity and knowledge specialisation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259100