TY - BOOK ID - 80816795 TI - The economics of network industries PY - 2001 SN - 9780511754401 9780521800952 9780521805001 0511032242 9780511032240 0521800951 0521805007 0511119291 9780511119293 0511041381 9780511041389 051175440X 1280159359 9781280159350 9786610159352 6610159351 0521800951 0521805007 1107713560 0511156502 0511325452 0511047517 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Computer industry KW - Computer networks KW - Electronic commerce KW - Electronic data interchange KW - 303.4833 KW - 338.043 KW - 681.3*K1 KW - Technologische vooruitgang. Automatisering. Computers. Werkgelegenheid en informatica KW - 681.3*K1 Computer industry: markets; standards; statistics; suppliers KW - Computer industry: markets; standards; statistics; suppliers KW - Business data interchange, Electronic KW - EDI (Electronic data interchange) KW - Electronic business data interchange KW - Business KW - Data transmission systems KW - Cybercommerce KW - E-business KW - E-commerce KW - E-tailing KW - eBusiness KW - eCommerce KW - Electronic business KW - Internet commerce KW - Internet retailing KW - Online commerce KW - Web retailing KW - Commerce KW - Information superhighway KW - Communication systems, Computer KW - Computer communication systems KW - Data networks, Computer KW - ECNs (Electronic communication networks) KW - Electronic communication networks KW - Networks, Computer KW - Teleprocessing networks KW - Digital communications KW - Electronic systems KW - Information networks KW - Telecommunication KW - Cyberinfrastructure KW - Electronic data processing KW - Network computers KW - Electronic industries KW - Data processing KW - Distributed processing KW - Réseaux d'ordinateurs KW - Computer architecture. Operating systems KW - Business, Economy and Management KW - Economics KW - Computer industry. KW - Computer networks. KW - Electronic data interchange. KW - Electronic commerce. KW - DONNEES ELECTRONIQUES KW - COMMERCE ELECTRONIQUE KW - INFORMATIQUE KW - ORGANISATION INDUSTRIELLE KW - ANALYSE DES SYSTEMES KW - TRANSFERT KW - INDUSTRIES UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80816795 AB - This book introduces upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers to the latest developments in network economics, one of the fastest-growing fields in all industrial organization. Network industries include the Internet, e-mail, telephony, computer hardware and software, music and video players, and service operations in the banking, legal, and airlines industries among many others. The work offers an overview of the subject matter as well as investigations about specific industries. It conveys the essential features of how strategic interactions between firms are affected by network activity, as well as covering social interaction and its influence on consumers' choices of products and services. Virtually no calculus is used in the text, and each chapter ends with a series of exercises and selected references. The text may be used for both one- and two-semester courses. ER -