Diffusion, substitution and competition dynamism inside the ICT market: The case of Japan

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 731-759

  Chen, Chaojung ^a   Watanabe, Chihiro ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; ICT; Institution; Institutional elasticity; Internet; Mobile telephony

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNET; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CO-EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMISM; DIFFUSION DYNAMICS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTITUTIONAL ELASTICITY;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MARKETING; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33646921492     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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