Demand and innovation in services: The case of mobile communications

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 945-955

  Corrocher, Nicoletta ^a,b   Zirulia, Lorenzo ^a,c,d  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demand characteristics; Mobile communications sector; Tariff plans

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMERBASE; DATA SETS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION; INNOVATION IN SERVICE; INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES; MARKET SEGMENTATION; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; PRICE DISCRIMINATION; PRICING STRATEGY; SCHUMPETER; USER BEHAVIOUR;

COMMERCE; COMMUNICATION; COMPETITION; INNOVATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 77953695987     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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