The significance of network resources in the race to enter emerging product markets: The convergence of telephony communications and computer networking, 1989-2001

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-37

  Lee, Gwendolyn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Network resources; Strategic alliances; Technological convergence; Timing of entry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; MARKETING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

NETWORK RESOURCES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; TECHNOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE; TIMING OF ENTRY;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33846077568     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.566     Document Type: Article

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