How to profit from de facto standard-based competition: Learning from Japanese firms' experiences

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 299-326

  Yamada, Hideo ^a   Kurokawa, Sam ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; De facto standard; Japanese management; Management of technology; Technology strategy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; DE FACTO STANDARD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; JAPANESE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY;

COMPETITION;

EID: 19344363074     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2005.006710     Document Type: Article

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