We study how network externalities affect research and development (R&D) investments by a non-cooperative duopoly that offers compatible products. We find that multiple R&D equilibria may arise when network externalities are non linear in the number of consumers. The lowest R&D equilibrium...

This article distinguishes two R&D externalities: technical and competitive. We show that the main results in the literature are obtained by comparing the magnitude of those two externalities if the inverse demand function is linear. Moreover, we conclude that in cooperative R&D agreements,...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which collaborative consumption (CC) enthusiasts are significantly more likely to engage into specific forms of socially responsible consumption (SRC), in contrast to regular consumers. Design/methodology/approach: The authors...