Theoretical foundations in the pricing of intermediating services: The case of payments via mobile phones

Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-227

  Ng, Irene C L ^a   Yip, Nick K T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Harmonic Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermediating services; Mobile payment systems; Pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952562495     PISSN: 14766930     EISSN: 1477657X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/rpm.2010.6     Document Type: Article

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