Identifying formal and informal influence in technology adoption with network externalities

Management Science

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2024-2038

  Tucker, Catherine ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Network externalities; Networks; Social networks; Technology management; Video conferencing

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION DECISIONS; BOUNDARY SPANNERS; COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; INVESTMENT BANKS; NETWORK EXTERNALITIES; NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES; NETWORKS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT; USER CHARACTERISTICS;

ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; PERSONNEL; TECHNOLOGY; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 61849099436     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1080.0897     Document Type: Article

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