Restructuring diversified telecom operators

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 209-229

  Ulset, Svein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Diversified companies; Pro competitive regulatory reforms; Restructuring cycles; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AGENCY THEORY; BUSINESS CYCLE; DIVERSIFIED COMPANIES; TELECOM BOOM; TELECOM OPERATORS; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 34147133811     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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