A Strategic Approach to Network Value in Network Industries

Journal of Management

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 864-892

  Fuentelsaz, Lucio ^a   Garrido, Elisabet ^a   Maicas, Juan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

firm performance; internationalization; network effects; network value; switching costs; time in the market

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924614315     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206312448399     Document Type: Article

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