Die zunehmend digitale Wettbewerbslandschaft ist gekennzeichnet durch steigende Komplexität, kontinuierlichem Wandel, verschwimmende Branchengrenzen, erhöhter Wettbewerbsintensität sowie die daraus resultierenden unsicheren Entwicklungsprognosen. Besonders die durch technologische...

Die zunehmend digitale Wettbewerbslandschaft ist gekennzeichnet durch steigende Komplexität, kontinuierlichem Wandel, verschwimmende Branchengrenzen, erhöhter Wettbewerbsintensität sowie die daraus resultierenden unsicheren Entwicklungsprognosen. Besonders die durch technologische...

Contents -- Introduction -- 1. How to Combine Theory and Business Practice? -- 1.1 About Theory -- 1.2 Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Research Methods -- 1.3 Cases Studies: Why, How, and What? -- 1.4 The Case Study of Panasonic: Do You Believe in its Future Business? -- 1.4.1 Company...

We analyze the economic effects of a developer’s connectedness in the electronic game industry. Knowledge spillovers between developers are likely to be of special relevance in this knowledge-intensive and regionally concentrated industry. We calculate social network measures for a...

We analyze the economic effects of a developer's connectedness in the electronic game industry. Knowledge spillovers between developers are likely to be of special relevance in this knowledge-intensive and regionally concentrated industry. We calculate social network measures for a developer's...

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 can help moderate this process of rebuilding an installed base. Using a structural model of...

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 can help moderate this process of rebuilding an installed base. Using a structural model of...

"Depuis dix ans, les amateurs de musique vivent une véritable révolution. Clips sur YouTube, 'Flow' de Deezer, abonnements à Spotify et bibliothèques iTunes remplacent peu à peu les CD. Jamais nous n'aurions pu imaginer pouvoir accéder à autant de chansons en un seul clic. Mais à quel...

This paper aims to contribute to the extensive study of the World Bank Commission on Growth and Development by a case study of the Turkish automotive and the consumer electronics industries. Despite a macroeconomic environment that inhibits investment and growth, both industries have achieved...

This paper aims to contribute to the extensive study of the World Bank Commission on Growth and Development by a case study of the Turkish automotive and the consumer electronics industries. Despite a macroeconomic environment that inhibits investment and growth, both industries have achieved...

According to Gibrat's Law of Proportionate Effect, the growth rate of a given firm is independent of its size at the beginning of the period examined. While earlier studies tended to confirm the Law, more recent research generally rejects it. This paper reconciles these two streams of...

According to Gibrat’s Law of Proportionate Effect, the growth rate of a given firm is independent of its size at the beginning of the period examined. While earlier studies tended to confirm the Law, more recent research generally rejects it. This paper reconciles these two streams of...