Expectations, network effects and timing of technology adoption: Some empirical evidence from a sample of SMEs in Italy

Small Business Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-441

  Corrocher, Nicoletta ^a,b   Fontana, Roberto ^a,c  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Expectations; LAN equipment; Network effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949153692     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9062-1     Document Type: Article

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