Essays about: "Two-sided Market"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 20 essays containing the words Two-sided Market.

1. 16. Regulating Credit Rating Agencies

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Aljoscha Janssen; [2014]
   Keywords : Credit Rating Agencies; Rating shopping; Two-sided Market; Regulation; Reputation;

   Abstract : The credit rating industry is characterized by a conflict of interest for credit rating agencies (CRAs). Although they should act as a neutral screening institution between issuers and investors, issuers of securities pay them. As a result, CRAs are incentivized to inflate ratings and issuers shop for favorable ratings. READ MORE

3. 17. When Handsets Became Smart

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Viktor Lundqvist; Erik Lundin; [2013]
   Keywords : Mobile industry; handset OEM; iPhone; Android; value migration; business innovation; disruptive innovation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The main cause of the intra industry value migration is that the base of competition has shifted from product performance to flexibility, differentiation and speed which in this industry means ecosystem, brand and time-to-market. The asymmetric business models and the two-sided platforms have proven to be a cause of inter industry value migration. READ MORE

4. 18. Fostering innovation: Factors that attract and retain third party developers in mobile ecosystems

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

   Author : Sinan Deniz; Ferdia Kehoe; [2013]
   Keywords : mobile ecosystems; mobile platforms; third party developers; developer motivation; network effects; boundary resources; platform governance; open innovation communities.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The popularity of smartphones and the related growth of mobile application markets created a need for mobile platform owners to open their software platforms up to third party developers in order to meet user demand for mobile applications. This external innovation provides a tremendous opportunity for mobile platform owners to develop a volume and diversity of products they could not develop in-house, but it also presents challenges in attracting a sufficient number of developers and users in order to harness the two-sided and same-sided network effects required to successfully cultivate a robust mobile ecosystem. READ MORE

5. 19. Contactless mobile payments in Europe : Stakeholders´ perspective on ecosystem issues and developments

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Rasmus Englund; David Turesson; [2012]
   Keywords : Contactless mobile payments; proximity payments; NFC; QR; Europe; Fist second mover advantages; Network externalities; Switching costs; Diffusion of innovations; Ecosystem issues;

   Abstract : A progressive shift from cash and card –based in-store payments, towards contactless mobile payments, is currently in the making on the European market. This shift would imply payments in stores to be performed in a fast, simple, secure and preferably less costly manner, between a consumer´s mobile phone and a merchant´s payment terminal. READ MORE

6. 20. Drivarens produktivitet vid lossningsarbete

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

   Author : Pelle Ström; [2008]
   Keywords : tidsstudie; produktivitet;

   Abstract : During the last few years the harwarder has developed from a prototype into a market product. Holmen Skog owns two harwarders and uses two more owned by entrepreneurs. In previous studies it has been shown that the harwarder was a slow and expensive forwarder. In this study the unloading at road-site was studied. READ MORE