Coordination versus differentiation in a standards war: 56K modems

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 887-909

  Augereau, Angelique ^a   Greenstein, Shane ^b   Rysman, Marc ^c  

^a Archetype Solutions ^*

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 34748883712     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00062.x     Document Type: Article

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