Title :
The Influence of Network Externality on Technology Diffusion
Author :
Wang, Feihang ; Yan, Fuhai ; Hou, Yujun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Int. Econ. & Manage., Lanzhou Univ. of Technol., Lanzhou
Abstract :
Network externality is one of the most important characteristics of information technology. The development of information technology is very fast, but not each technology innovation gets widely used because of the network externality. In this article, a utility model was constructed and analyzed based on network externality. And it was discussed which factors are important in the diffusion of technology innovation and how they influence the diffusion.
Keywords :
information technology; technology management; utility theory; information technology; network externality; technology diffusion; technology innovation; utility model; Costs; Earth; Failure analysis; Frequency; Information technology; Pricing; Research and development; Table lookup; Technological innovation; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2007. WiCom 2007. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1311-9
DOI :
10.1109/WICOM.2007.1419
