Should we wait? Network externalities, compatibility, and electronic billing adoption

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 47-63

  Au, Yoris A ^a,b,c,d,e   Kauffman, Robert J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PARAHYANGAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

^e Andersen Consulting   (France)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Electronic billing presentment and payment (EBPP); Electronic commerce; Financial services network externalities; Standards; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034791899     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2001.11045678     Document Type: Article

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