Innovation processes within corporations increasingly tap into international technology sources, yet little is known about the relative contribution of different types of innovation channels. We investigate the effectiveness of different types of international technology sourcing activities...

Die Wirtschaftsanthropologie wurde von Koncsik als neue Interface-Disziplin zwischen Wirtschaftsethik und theologischer Anthropologie vorgeschlagen (siehe das Institut www.wirtschaftsanthropologie.de). Vorliegender Beitrag skizziert systemtheoretische Keypoints eines zweidimensionalen Menschen...

The introduction of a new product generation forces incumbents in network industries to rebuild their installed base to maintain an advantage over potential entrants. We study if backward compatibility moderates this process of rebuilding an installed base. Using a structural model of the U.S....

Mobile telecommunication operators routinely charge subscribers lower prices for calls on their own network than for calls to other networks (on-net discounts). Studies on tariff-mediated network effects suggest this is due to large operators using on-net discounts to damage smaller rivals....