Frontiers of Broadband, Electronic and Mobile Commerce

04.10.2013

Deutsch

9783790800876

Physica

Contributions to Economics

Nein

342

1

Broschiert

B2B, B2C, Broadband, E-Business, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Markets, M-Business, M-Commerce, Mobile Commerce, internet

UXJ - Computer-Anwendungen in den Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften KJE - E-Commerce: geschäftliche Aspekte KCD - Industrielle Organisation KJD - Management: Innovation TJK - Nachrichtententechnik, Telekommunikation KJQ - Wirtschaftsmathematik und -informatik, IT-Management UF - Unternehmensanwendungen

I: E-COMMERCE BUSINESS MODELS.- Cellular 3G Broadband and WiFi.- Consumer Welfare and Cellular Telephony.- Cellular Broadband Internet Access.- Effect of Regulation.- Sunk Investment and Regulation.- Cellular Moves to 3G.- Requirements for 3G to be Successful.- Current 3G Market Experience.- Spectrum Auctions.- WiFi.- End to Government Regulation?.- Conclusion.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Geographic and Socially Embedded B2C and B2B E-Commerce.- Toward a Situated View of B2C E-Commerce.- Transaction Cost and Complementary Views of B2C E-Commerce.- Physical and Virtual Channel Synergy.- A Situated View of Click and Mortar Benefits.- Managing Situated E-Commerce.- Empirical Analyses of Strategy and Benefit.- Towards a Situated View of B2B E-Commerce.- Electronic Hierarchy and Small Networks.- Rise and Collapse of Third-party B2B E-Markets.- Geographic Business Communities and Situated B2B E-Commerce.- E-Commerce and Local Business Clusters.- Social Capital, B2B Electronic Coordination and Local Clusters.- Conclusion.- References.- SME International E-Commerce Activity.- SME Export Behavior and the Internet.- Maintained Assumptions.- SME E-Business.- Method.- Participant Firms.- Model.- International Web Use: Commitment, Sophistication and Adaptation.- Firm Factors: Capability and Business Relationships.- Environmental Factors: Market Change and Industry Norms.- Participant Firm Change.- Current E-Business Use.- Environmental and Firm Factor Change.- Model Stability.- Discussion.- Conclusions.- References.- SME Interaction in Supply Chains.- Small Business E-Market Entry Barriers.- Drivers and Barriers to Interoperability.- Drivers.- Barriers.- E-Business Principles.- Problem Identification.- Process Separation.- Business Solutions.- Stakeholder Support.- Governance and Funding.- Supply Chain Interoperability Initiatives.- B2B Registry and Integration Toolkit.- Information Technology Online Program.- Appliance Industry.- Mining Industry.- Textile Supply Chain Interoperability.- NOIE and the Path Ahead.- Conclusion.- II: TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY.- Deciding on Network Architecture for 3G Wireless Services.- Wireless Network Architectures.- IG Wireless Networks.- 2G Wireless Networks.- 3G Wireless Networks.- Innovation and Wireless Networks.- Analog to Digital.- GSM to GPRS.- GPRS to EDGE.- Moving to 3G.- Alternative 3G Paths.- GSM-based Network Migration.- CDMA-based Network Migration.- Real Options and Risk Neutrality.- Conclusion.- References.- Measurement of TFP Growth for US Telecommunications.- The Concept of Total Factor Productivity.- Indexes of Total Factor Productivity.- Choice of TFPI.- TFPI: Updating the FCC Study.- Calculation of Output Quantity Index.- Calculation of Input Quantity Index.- Calculation of the TFPI.- TFPI: Intrastate Disaggregation and Broadband.- Conclusion.- References.- Measuring TFP for an Expanding Telecommunications Network.- Network Expansion.- Econometric Cost Model.- Model Estimation: Issues and Results.- Post-estimation Analysis.- Conclusion.- Appendix: Timeline of Technological Advance.- References.- Dynamic Aspects of US Telecommunications Productivity Measurement.- Prices and Investment.- TFP Trends and Sources.- Dynamic Aspects.- Spillover or Network Effect Measurement.- Measurement of Infrastructure Investment Benefit.- Conclusion.- Acknowledgement.- References.- III: DEMAND AND PRICING.- Korean Wireless Data Communication Markets and Consumer Technology.- Wireless Data Communication.- Mobile Internet and Wireless LAN Market Trends.- WDC Service Business Structure.- Competitive WDC Factors.- Competition by Service Characteristics.- Conjoint Design and WDC Competitive Advantage.- Sample Design.- Conjoint Questionnaire.- Empirical Model.- Estimation Results.- Business Strategy for Service Providers.- Economic Impact.- Conclusion.- Appendix: Sample of Cards Used in the Survey.- References.- WTP Analysis of Mobile Internet Demand.- Descriptive Analysis.- Network Subscription Choice.- Modeling WTP for Wireless Internet Access.- Price Elasticity Calculations.- Conclusions.- References.- Asymmetry in Pricing Information Goods.- Information Good Demand Characteristics.- Alternative Pricing Strategies.- Marginal Cost Pricing.- Monopolistic Pricing.- Firm Survival and Pricing in Information Goods Markets.- Firm Industry Exit with the Initial Version.- Firm Industry Exit with the Upgraded Version.- Firm Survives Indefinitely.- Conclusion.- References.- IV: MARKET GROWTH, REGULATION AND INVESTMENT.- Measuring Telecommunication System Network Effects.- Modeling Telecommunications Demand.- Data and Variables.- Estimation and Results.- Conclusion.- Identifying the Exogenous Structural Parameters.- References.- Open Access Rules and Equilibrium Broadband Deployment.- Broadband Technology and Regulation.- Broadband Technology and Cost Characteristics.- Policy Promoting Broadband Competition.- A Technology Race Model of Broadband Deployment.- Duopoly Broadband Race Equilibrium.- Comparative-static Analysis.- Regulation of Non-broadband Service.- Open Access Rules and the Equilibrium Broadband Race.- Resale of Monopoly Broadband Service.- Interim Facility Sharing.- Pure Broadband Resale.- Symmetric and Asymmetric Facility Sharing.- Conclusions.- Acknowledgement.- Equilibrium Deployment.- Comparative Statics.- References.- Spectrum Management and Mobile Telephone Service Markets.- Mobile Telephone Service Market Innovation.- Approaches to Spectrum Management.- Spectrum Management Regimes.- Spectrum Management and Market Organization.- Spectrum Management and Innovation.- Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- Rational Explanations of ICT Investment.- Recent OECD ICT Investment.- Optimal Investment Strategy.- Implications of Rational Accounting.- Conclusion.- References.- V: DEVELOPMENT IMPERATIVE.- North African Information Networks.- Demography and Economic Indicators.- Information Sector Reform.- Information Networks.- Conclusions.- References.- OECD Broadband Market Developments.- Broadband and the OECD.- Broadband Subscription.- Between OECD Member Country Digital Divide.- Within OECD Member Country Digital Divide.- Bridging the Divide.- Subscriber Access Thresholds.- Technical Solutions.- Addressing the Backhaul Problem.- Policy and Conclusions.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Understanding the Evolving Digital Divide.- Digital Divide Statistics.- North-South Production and ICT Investment.- Joint Ventures and Optimized Current Output.- Investment and Applications Sector Volatility.- Optimal Investment Strategy.- Implications for ICT Investment and the Digital Divide.- Conclusion.- References.- List of Contributors.

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