...racing, a strategy that will in certain instances discourage trailing firms from pursuing aggressively. This paper models disclosure strategies and explains how research firms use disclosure to gain a competitive...
...externalities be achieved by formal standardisation? I this paper I explore and compare the compatibility effects of de facto standards, quasi-open source software developments and – indirect means of –...
There is an ancient Chinese concept called yin-yang that holds that everything in the universe consists of opposite aspects (for example, hot-cold, dark-light, or life-death), which must be kept in...
The paper examines the relationship between network externalities and the value of the World-Wide Web. It is shown that value depends on two offsetting effects. First, as the Web grows...
Global computer-based communications cut across territorial borders, creating a new realm of human activity and undermining the feasibility–and legitimacy–of applying laws based on geographic boundaries. While these electronic communications play...
This special issue of MIS Quarterly focuses on the role of standards in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). The workshop website contains the workshop proceedings and an...
It is in the context of the debate over whether standards are uniquely American, and may not be appropriate for use in other countries without adaptation, that the seventeenth volume...
...on black boxes leads to discrepancies and inconsistent federations. The use of open standards to connect components and escorting reference models – allowing a white box view on the components...
...for the travel industry. The objective of these specifications is to form a common e-business language to support and encourage development of systems related to travelers and the travel industry....
Promotes interoperability standards for broadband wireless access. The Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) Forum promotes and certifies interoperability of broadband wireless access equipment that conforms to the IEEE 802.16...