Journal
TECHNOVATION
Volume 27, Issue 10, Pages 569-581Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2006.12.005
Keywords
network externalities; coordination; standardization; common knowledge; focal points; leadership; radio frequency identification (RFID)
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How organizations attempt to coordinate with one another in markets increasingly marked by network externalities is an emerging topic of interest for researchers working in the traditions of innovation studies and new product development. New network externality products often face complex chicken-and-egg coordination problems, since the user base and complementary goods that add to product value are not yet established. In this paper we highlight three mechanisms of spontaneous coordination among large numbers of organizations: focal points, leadership and common knowledge. We catalogue these three mechanisms at work using data from the RFID (radio frequency identification) industry. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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