Diffusion of mobile communications: Application of bass diffusion model to BRIC countries

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 312-316

  Kumar, Ashish ^a   Baisya, Rajat K ^b   Shankar, Ravi ^b   Momaya, Kiran ^b  

^a Quintiles Research Private Limited   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bass Diffusion Model; Diffusion; Mobile communications

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

GROWTH MODELING; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ASIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34247331393     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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