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The Biggest Auction Ever: The Sale of the British 3G Telecom Licences

Binmore, Kenneth; Klemperer, Paul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This paper reviews the part played by economists in organizing the British third-generation mobile-phone licence auction that concluded on 27 April 2000. It raised £22½ billion ($34 billion or 2½ % of GNP) and was widely described at the time as the biggest auction ever. We discuss the merits...

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Access Regulation, Financial Structure and Investment in Vertically Integrated Utilities:Evidence from EU Telecoms

Cambini, Carlo; Rondi, Laura - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), … - 2009

We examine theoretically and empirically the relationship between access regulation, financial structure and investment decisions in network industries, analyzing if financial variables can be used as a strategic device to influence the regulator’s price setting decisions. Using a panel of 15...

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Location, Location, Location: Entrepreneurial Finance Meets Economic Geography

Shachmurove, Emanuel; Shachmurove, Yochanan - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2010

Economic Geography maintains that economic activities are not randomly distributed across space. This paper examines the impact of industrial and regional characteristics on venture capital activities in the United States from 1995 until 2009. The unique database allows for stratifications into...

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Virtual logistics

Clarke, Mike P. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 28 (1998) 7, pp. 486-507

Describes concepts for a method of organising logistics systems termed “virtual logistics”. With virtual logistics, the physical and information aspects of logistics operations are treated independently from each other. In such operations, ownership and control of resources is effected...

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Virtual logistics: transport in the marketspace

Crowley, James A. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 28 (1998) 7, pp. 547-574

While transport seems to be increasingly constrained in its mission to supply services which are continuous, costless … and available in all directions, the telecommunications system seems to have no such constraints and to be developing ever … contemplate the future demand for transport in isolation from the future demand for telecommunications and the question of the …

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Success and failure mechanisms of public private partnerships (PPPs) in developing countries

Jamali, Dima - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 17 (2004) 5, pp. 414-430

presents a case study assessment of a post‐war PPP initiative in the Lebanese telecommunications sector and draws out lessons …

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The interaction of market and technology in radical transformation

Erakovic, Ljiljana; Wilson, Marie - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 19 (2006) 5, pp. 468-489

Purpose – This study aims to demonstrate the interaction of the regulatory environment and market forces with rapid technological change in the transformation of SOEs, as exemplified by Telecom NZ. Design/methodology/approach – This case study analysis explicates resource dependency and...

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The effect of marketing knowledge management on organizational performance

Akroush, Mamoun N.; Al‐Mohammad, Samer M. - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 5 (2010) 1, pp. 38-77

telecommunications organizations (JTOs). Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative methodology is adopted in which a model is …

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Determinants of international telecommunications alliance form in emerging markets

Tsai, Dungchun; Chen, WeiWei - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 8 (2013) 4, pp. 392-408

influence telecommunications operators (telcos) to choose international telecommunications alliance forms among equity alliances … restriction and interfirm trust) on alliance form choice, and it only focuses on bilateral alliances in telecommunications … services industry. This study suggests that future study should explore other strategic factors (e.g. firms' capability …

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Changes in ownership and minority protection

Meoli, Michele; Paleari, Stefano; Urga, Giovanni - In: International Journal of Managerial Finance 4 (2008) 4, pp. 323-342

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the study of the two acquisitions of Telecom Italia carried out by Olivetti and Pirelli in the last decade, to evaluate how changes in ownership structure and corporate governance affected minority protection. Design/methodology/approach –...

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