| Global Competition Between and Within Standards: The Case of Mobile Phones 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Funk, Jeffrey L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 033397039X ISBN-13: 9780333970393 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: This book shows how the hybrid model, which uses both market and committee mechanisms, explains standard setting and firm competition in the mobile communications industry. The hybrid model explains why certain mobile communication standards like GSM have become global standards while others, for example digital standards supposed by US firms, have not become global standards. The hybrid model also explains why Nokia is the leading producer of mobile phones and Ericsson the leading producer of mobile infrastructure. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Commerce - Business & Economics | International - General - Technology & Engineering | Telecommunications |
| Dewey: 380.145 |
| LCCN: 2001036021 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.74" W x 8.84" (1.08 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Managing technology and globalization are two of the main concerns facing companies today. This book argues that the success of firms such as Ericsson and Nokia is a function of how they have managed these two areas simultaneously. The author summarises the development of the global mobile communications industry to date, examining how global standards have been established, and why particular firms have succeeded within these standards. He goes on to examine the factors that will determine the market leaders in third-generation mobile communications systems and phones, and shows how other high technology industries can benefit from the strategies used. |