To model diffusion of new products in a way that is adequate to prescribe prices, we propose a modification of the standard random coefficients logit model that allows for changes in the distribution of the sample population due to differential adoption rates. Essentially, we use our structural...

In the present competitive scenario, marketing practitioners often attempt to learn about customer innovators — those who are open to new ideas and to be among the first to try new products, services or practices. This study explores the relationship between consumer innovativeness on the...

The exponential rate of technological change, determines a complex and challenging operational context for the Romanian SMEs. The primary aim of this research was to identify the critical factors for the adoption of mobile data technologies MDT in Romanian SMEs

Broadband communications lie at the heart of the developing information society. We employ 1999-2005 OECD data to analyze the primary determinants of fixed broadband adoption. We find that local loop unbundling, ICT infrastructure, population density, and Internet content are all influence fixed...

The paper investigates into the determinants of the diffusion of mobile telecommunications services in the European Union. Capacity increase, due to the switch from the analogue to the digital technology during the early nineties, has had a significant and positive impact on the diffusion. The...

While scholars have provided increasingly well-developed theoretical frameworks for understanding the role of institutional entrepreneurs and other purposeful actors in bringing about change in organizational fields, much less attention has been paid to the role of unorganized, non-strategic...

Countries in Latin America have lagged behind much of the world in telephone lines, but they have made up this gap through cellular networks. The limited wired infrastructure means that broadband access will more likely be achieved through wireless technology. In this paper, we argue that Latin...

The Japanese mobile market has recently shown a remarkable growth in the last decade, with more than 106.2 million 3G (3rd Generation, or W-CDMA) subscribers and 4.4 million 2G (2nd Generation, or PDC) as of December 2009. This paper attempts to analyze factors promoting Japanese mobile phone,...

The paper tackles the issue of rapid diffusion of mobile telecommunications in Central and Eastern Europe. Results show that the later a country has adopted mobile telecommunications the faster is the diffusion speed. There is a convergence in adoption levels across countries at 20 per cent of...

Compared to wireless access technologies, wireline access technologies give better performance in terms of bandwidth as well as quality of service but they lack ubiquity and affordability. Wireless networks can be deployed much faster with less initial investment and costs of service...