How fragmentation can improve co-ordination: Setting standards in international telecommunications

Organization Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 603-622

  Genschel, Philipp ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bargaining theory; Co ordination problems; Governance theory; Standards; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040153216     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084069701800403     Document Type: Article

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