Reconsideration of the winner-take-all hypothesis: Complex networks and local bias

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1838-1848

  Lee, Eocman ^a   Lee, Jeho ^a   Lee, Jongseok ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complexity; Increasing returns; Network; Network externalities; Technology

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING;

INCREASING RETURNS; LAGGING TECHNOLOGY; NETWORK EXTERNALITIES; NETWORKS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 33845520147     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0571     Document Type: Article

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