Innovation and competition in standard-based industries: A historical analysis of the U.S. home video game market

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-82

  Gallagher, Scott ^a   Park, Seung Ho ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Network effects; Standard based industries; Video games

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; MARKETING; STANDARDS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

HOME VIDEO GAME MARKET; STANDARD BASED INDUSTRY; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; VIDEO GAME CONSOLES;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036476648     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.985749     Document Type: Article

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