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作者：Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Leibniz Association; Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW); KU Leuven; KU Leuven
摘要：When academic researchers participate in commercialization using for-profit firms, there is a potentially costly trade-off-their time and effort are diverted away from academic knowledge production. This is a form of brain drain on the not-for-profit research sector that may reduce knowledge accumulation and adversely impact long-run economic growth. In this paper, we examine the economic significance of the brain drain phenomenon using scientist-level panel data. We identify life scientists w...
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作者：Gao, Guodong (Gordon); Gopal, Anandasivam; Agarwal, Ritu
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：W e examine the heterogeneous returns to third-party quality signals in the context of the Indian software services industry. Prior theory has argued that quality certification is important in markets characterized by information asymmetry. However, there is limited understanding of the contingent factors that influence the efficacy of the quality signal. We focus on capability maturity model (CMM) certification, which is granted on the basis of a rigorous audit of software vendor's internal q...
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作者：Bala, Ram; Bhardwaj, Pradeep
作者单位：Indian School of Business (ISB); University of British Columbia
摘要：The pharmaceutical industry has always used sales representatives to target physicians (detailing), who are a key link in sales and market share for prescription pharmaceuticals. Since August of 1997, when the Food and Drug Administration eased the restrictions on direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA), there has been a dramatic increase in the use of DTCA by pharmaceutical firms to target end customers (patients). DTCA seems to have two different effects on pharmaceutical markets. The first is...
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作者：Xu, Xin; Venkatesh, Viswanath; Tam, Kar Yan; Hong, Se-Joon
作者单位：Hong Kong Polytechnic University; University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Korea University
摘要：We develop and test a model of migration and use of platforms to explain consumers' reactions to the newest generation of an information and communication technology platform. We draw from information systems and consumer behavior research on adoption and use of technologies, and adapt and incorporate the construct of complementarity from macrolevel research on platform leadership, network effects, and innovation ecosystems. We conceptualize complementarities between the hardware and software ...
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作者：Gopal, Ram D.; Gupta, Alok
作者单位：University of Connecticut; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：Faced with the sustained problem of piracy that costs nearly $40 billion in annual revenue losses, the software industry has adopted a number of technical, legal, and economic strategies to curb piracy and stem the resulting losses. Our work complements and contributes to the existing literature by exploring the possible effect of another economic lever-product bundling-on the relationship governing piracy and seller profits. The traditional economic rationale of demand pooling from bundling t...
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作者：Simonsohn, Uri
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania
摘要：Do firms neglect competition when making entry decisions? This paper addresses this question analyzing the time of day at which eBay sellers set their auctions to end. Consistent with competition neglect, it is found that (i) a disproportionate share of auctions end during peak bidding hours, (ii) such hours exhibit lower selling rates and prices, and (iii) peak listing is more prevalent among sellers likely to have chosen ending time strategically, suggesting disproportionate entry is a mista...
