Compatibility and Proprietary standards: The impact of conversion technologies in it markets with network effects

Information Systems Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 188-207

  Liu, Charles Zhechao ^a   Gal Or, Esther ^b   Kemerer, Chris F ^b   Smith, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Conversion technologies; Digital goods; Network effects; Technology standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955843435     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1090.0255     Document Type: Article

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