Strategic focus of incumbents in the European telecommunications industry: The cases of BT, Deutsche Telekom and KPN

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-130

  Hagedoorn, John ^b  

^a Hans)   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; Incumbents; Liberalization; Privatization; Strategic focus; Telecommunications euphoria

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INCUMBENTS; LIBERALIZATION; STRATEGIC FOCUS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS EUPHORIA;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 38949167082     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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