In many design environments, the technology around which a product is designed may evolve over the course of the product development cycle. In reaction, designers may modify the product's design to avail of new technology, resulting in cost overruns and delays. This effect can be mitigated if a...

Over the past few decades, India has become one of the world’s most vibrant economies (Chari & Banalieva, 2015). While the first forty years after India’s independence in 1947 was characterized by a sluggish annual growth rate (of approximately 3%), economic reforms initiated in 1991 have...

The possible predatory and anti-competitive implications of announcing new products well in advance of actual market availability has lead to allegations that firms are intentionally engaging in vaporware. This issue recently surfaced in the antitrust case United States v. Microsoft Corporation....

The software industry practice of announcing new products well in advance of actual market availability has led to allegations that firms are intentionally engaging in vaporware. The possible predatory and anti-competitive implications of this behavior recently surfaced in the antitrust case...