Real options - delay vs. pre-emption: Do industrial characteristics matter?

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 532-545

  Driver, Ciaran ^a   Temple, Paul ^b   Urga, Giovanni ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industry; Investment; Irreversibility; Real options; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; REAL TIME CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CROSS INDUSTRY PATTERN; INDUSTRIAL CHARACTERISTICS; IRREVERSIBILITY; REAL OPTIONS THEORY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 39149130750     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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