Co-opetition between differentiated platforms in two-sided markets

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-140

  Mantena, Ravi ^a   Saha, Rajib ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

Author keywords

Co opetition; Competitive strategy; Game theory; Network sharing; Platform interconnections; Technology platforms; Two sided markets

Indexed keywords

CO-OPETITION; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; NETWORK SHARING; PLATFORM INTERCONNECTIONS; TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS; TWO-SIDED MARKETS;

GAME THEORY; PROFITABILITY; TECHNOLOGY;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84870593963     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222290205     Document Type: Article

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