Platforms, systems competition, and innovation: Reassessing the foundations of communications policy

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2014, Pages 662-673

  Bauer, Johannes M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive regulation; Broadband; Dynamic competition; Generativity; Innovation; Plasticity; Platform markets; System competition

Indexed keywords

PLASTICITY;

ADAPTIVE REGULATION; BROADBAND; DYNAMIC COMPETITIONS; GENERATIVITY; SYSTEMS COMPETITION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84908454658     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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