Competing on standards? Entrepreneurship, intellectual property, and platform technologies

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 775-816

  Simcoe, Timothy S ^a   Graham, Stuart J H ^b   Feldman, Maryann P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 67749117957     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2009.00229.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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