Since 2010, Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft (GAFAM) have acquired more than 400 companies. Competition authorities did not scrutinize most of these transactions and blocked none. This raised concerns that GAFAM acquisitions target potential competitors yet fly under the radar of...

Research Aims: The Freemium business model is becoming increasingly prominent in the current digital economy. In the mobile game market, total revenue from free-to-download apps is overtaking those from paid apps. The purpose of this article is to propose a taxonomy that examines and categorizes...

U.S. spectrum licenses cover geographically distinct areas and often complement each other. A bidder seeking to acquire multiple licenses is exposed to risks of winning only isolated patches. Using Auction 73 data, we model the bidding process as an entry game with interdependent markets and...

Today, banking industry has shifted from the traditional system and branchless mood to digital. In the latest e-banking system, mobile banking has opened a new window for both, customers and the service providers. The objective of this research project was to analyze the influence of mobile...

With the growing ubiquity of mobile devices, mobile website and mobile app have become the key channels for firms to engage with mobile users. Does a firm need to introduce a new mobile app if it already has a mobile website? Prior studies have attempted to examine the channel interaction...

Abstract The pilot research is often intended to gather preliminary information and is usually based on a small set of observations to help decide how to conduct a more extensive study. The present pilot study is intended to provide preliminary results regarding various aspects of mobile...

Während viele 5G-Geschäftsanwendungen noch am Anfang stehen, hat das geopolitische Wettrennen um die Führungsrolle bei der Entwicklung und Forschung zu 6G bereits begonnen, insbesondere weil Mobilfunk als einer der Treiber der digitalen Innovation gilt. Dabei ist die Ausgangslage bei der...

Der Einsatz von eSIM in Endgeräten, die auf mobile Kommunikation zurückgreifen, nimmt sowohl im Consumer- als auch im M2M-Bereich stetig zu. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht mögliche Auswirkungen der eSIM auf den Wettbewerb mit einem Fokus auf Anwendungen im Consumer-Bereich. Dabei...

Mobile gaming applications (apps) are increasingly engineered to encourage the sending and receiving information between players in hopes of generating word-of-mouth and stimulating purchases. This research utilizes a social influence perspective to examine the trait antecedents (identification...