Bertrand supertraps

Management Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 599-613

  Cabral, Luís M B ^a   Villas Boas, Miguel ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundling; Compatibility; Competition; Core competencies; Demand synergies; Durable goods; Economies of scope; Learning curves; Long term contracts; Network effects; Strategic complementarity; Switching costs; Systems competition

Indexed keywords

BUNDLING; CORE COMPETENCIES; DEMAND SYNERGIES; ECONOMIES OF SCOPE; LEARNING CURVES; LONG-TERM CONTRACTS; NETWORK EFFECTS; STRATEGIC COMPLEMENTARITY; SYSTEMS COMPETITION;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; CAMERAS; COMPETITION; CONTRACTS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SALES; TRUCKS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 22544451549     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1040.0313     Document Type: Article

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