Where there's a way, is there a will? Installed base and product quality in a network industry

Journal of High Technology Management Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-66

  McIntyre, David P ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Network effects; Positive feedback; Product quality; Technology standards

Indexed keywords

NETWORK EFFECTS; NETWORK INDUSTRIES; PACKAGED SOFTWARE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCT RELEASE; QUALITY PRODUCT; TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS; THEORY AND PRACTICE;

FEEDBACK; QUALITY CONTROL; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79955889898     PISSN: 10478310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hitech.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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