COMPETITION IN A NETWORK INDUSTRY - THE TELEPHONE INDUSTRY, 1894-1910
成果类型:
Article
署名作者:
Columbia University
刊物名称:
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
ISSN/ISSBN:
0022-0507
DOI:
10.1017/S0022050700015035
发表日期:
1994
页码:
543-572
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摘要:
The re-emergence of AT&T as the dominant firm in the telephone industry resulted from its adopting a predatory response to entrants. AT&T's strategy was effective because government regulations and capital market imperfections provided the incumbent with a first-mover advantage that prevented challengers from entering simultaneously in all markets.