Are network effects really all about size? the role of structure and conduct

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 257-273

  Afuah, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

network effects; network externalities; network ties; structural and conduct; value creation and capture

Indexed keywords

NETWORK EFFECTS; NETWORK EXTERNALITY; NETWORK TIE; STRUCTURAL AND CONDUCT; VALUE CREATION;

ECONOMICS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84872800269     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2013     Document Type: Article

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