How a new distribution paradigm changes the core resources, competences and capabilities endowment: The case of Mobile Application Stores

ICMB and GMR 2010 - 2010 9th International Conference on Mobile Business/2010 9th Global Mobility Roundtable

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 33-42

  Ghezzi, Antonio ^a   Balocco, Raffaello ^a   Rangone, Andrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution paradigm shift; Dynamic capabilities approach; Mobile application store; Mobile communications; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS; PARADIGM SHIFTS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW;

COMPETITION; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; RETAIL STORES; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 77954929370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMB-GMR.2010.72     Document Type: Conference Paper

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