The timing of product introduction and the credibility of compatibility decisions

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 801-823

  Regibeau, Pierre ^a,b,c   Rockett, Katherine E ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Barcelona)   (Spain)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatibility; R D; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444443015     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7187(95)01001-7     Document Type: Article

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