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Leveraging Monopoly Power By Degrading Interoperability: Theory And Evidence From Computer Markets
When will a monopolist have incentives to foreclose a complementary market by degrading compatibility/ interoperability of his products with those of rivals? The authors develop a framework where leveraging extracts more rents from the monopoly market by "Restoring" second degree price discrimination. In a random coefficient model with complements they derive a policy test for when incentives to reduce rival quality will hold. Their application is to Microsoft's strategic incentives to leverage market power from personal computer to server operating systems.
Competing With Costco And Sam's Club: Warehouse Club Entry And Grocery Prices
Prior research shows grocery stores reduce prices to compete with Walmart Supercenters. This paper finds evidence that the competitive effects of two other big box retailers - Costco and Walmart-owned Sam's Club - are quite different. Using city-level panel grocery price data matched with a unique data set on Walmart and warehouse club locations, the authors find that Costco entry is associated with higher grocery prices at incumbent retailers, and that the effect is strongest in cities with small populations and high grocery store densities.
The Effect Of Entry By Wal-mart Supercenters On Retail Grocery Concentration
The U.S. retail grocery industry shifted from an industry dominated by small grocers serving local markets to one characterized by large retailers present in international markets. Average retail grocery concentration as measured by CR4 increased from 17.8 in 1982 to 43.0 in 1999 (U.S. Census Bureau, 1982; Trade Dimensions Marketing Guidebook, 2000). Wal-Mart's tremendous growth is the catalyst to this change. Although Wal-Mart has been studied from multiple perspectives, little is known about Wal-Mart's effect on market concentration. Understanding Wal-Mart's influence on market concentration is important because an extensive literature shows a pattern linking retail grocery market concentration to increases in retail grocery prices.
The Effects Of The Spatial Distribution Of Grocery Stores On Food Prices On Low Income Neighborhoods
Many studies have shown that food prices in low-income neighborhoods are often higher than in neighborhoods with higher incomes. Explanations have focused on the size of the stores located in low-income neighborhoods. Low-income neighborhoods have a greater concentration of smaller stores and smaller stores tend to have higher prices than large supermarkets. Research on the distribution of food stores in low income neighborhoods also shows that there are fewer stores. This paper examines how the distribution of food stores affects prices.
CRESCENT: Capgemini Consumer Products & Retail Solutions Center
This webcast shows that today, more than ever, systems must go live quickly, with lower cost, minimal risk and measurable benefits. CRESCENT industrializes the way that we integrate complex systems for consumer products and retail companies. CRESCENT offers tools to help businesses reach their objectives more quickly, while minimizing risk and cost, and maximizing the quality of the solution.
Pantelion Fills Hollywood Gap With Movie Studio For Latinos
This podcast explains about a classic Jane Austen story will get a modern Latino makeover with the first release from Pantelion Films, a new Hollywood studio launched by the speakers with his partners. The objective is to create the first Hollywood studio focused specifically on the U.S. Hispanic audience.
The New Frontier In Gaming
In this webcast, the presenter shares his thoughts on the future of the gaming market. The presenter discusses the changing global market space, the latest generation of consoles, mobile game distribution, user generated content, social networks and EA's strategy in the online gaming space.
Technological Capabilities With Different Degree Of Coherence: A Comparative Study Of Domestic-Oriented Vs. Export-Driven Bulgarian Software Companies
The paper makes an attempt to examine systematically the capabilities for software production in a latecomer context and to propose an approach for analysing the Technological Capabilities (TC) in a latecomer software industry. Taking the analysis one step further than identifying capabilities, the paper introduces the notion of coherence of TC and suggests that in analysing the TC the analysis needs to take into account also the coherence among the capabilities. The analysis of the accumulation of individual TC in the Bulgarian software industry reveals that significant differences emerge between the TC of domestic-oriented vs. the export-driven companies.
Beyond Unobserved Heterogeneity In Computer Wage Premiums / Data On Computer Use In Germany, 1997 ? 2001
Most findings on the (non-)existence of a wage premium on computer use are biased because they are based on single-equation estimation of a wage equation. Controlling for fixed effects ignores the simultaneity problem. Through the introduction of a latent variable, "PC-feasibility", the authors tackle the problem of simultaneity and account for unobserved heterogeneity. Due to the simultaneous nature of wage determination and computer use, the premium for computer use becomes dependent on person and job characteristics. Imposing testable restrictions on the reduced form enables them to identify the factors that determine wages and enhance computer use. The model is estimated using German data, 1997-2001.
Learning In Local Systems And Global Links: The Otigba Computer Hardware Cluster In Nigeria
Conventional wisdom would suggest to the fact that relatively poor countries are unlikely to host a "High-technology" sector. This paper examines an unusual phenomenon of industrial organization in an African setting; the emergence of a Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) information technology hardware cluster in a very late industrializing country, Nigeria. The evolution of the Otigba Computer Hardware Village (OCV) has proceeded largely without direct support from the state and indeed within a decidedly hostile institutional and arid infrastructural environment. Yet the cluster has thrived, thus far, with institutional support from a local trade and manufacturing association. The paper is as much about learning in late industrialization as it is of how an informal institution fills the hiatus in the absence of required state support.
Approach For Analysing Capabilities In Latecomer Software Companies
Software development activities have been identified as a 'Window of opportunity' for latecomer companies. Notwithstanding the growth of software development activities in the latecomers, there are single exceptional cases of companies that have successfully launched their own products in global software markets. This suggests that most of the latecomer software companies possess limited technological capabilities. This point has not been explored systematically in the literature so far, as the critical literature review reveals. This paper develops an approach for analysing technological capabilities in latecomer software industries.
Regulating For Corporate Human Rights Abuses: The Emergence Of Corporate Reporting On The ILOs Human Rights Standards Within The Global Garment Manufacturing And Retail Industry
This paper investigates the adoption of the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) workplace standards by major multinational companies that source products from developing countries, as disclosed through their reporting media. Despite the ubiquitous nature of the discourse on human rights, there is currently little research on the emergence of corporate disclosure on their human rights obligations or the regulatory dynamic that lies behind this disclosure. This paper specifically explores the role that International Governmental Organisation's (IGO) such as ILO have played in regulating the behaviour of large multinational garment retail organisations that source products from developing countries.
An Awfully Big Adventure: Doing Cross-Disciplinary Interventionist Research
Going to the movies allows escapism to another world, especially the adventure flicks such as Indiana Jones that are fraught with danger and risk. Yet there was always the discovery of treasure at the end of it all, which made the perils of the journey seem worthwhile. In fact, the author was contemplating what had possessed him to elect management accounting as a career instead of archaeology, for example, where was the adventure? Whilst the author is not a fan of science fiction, 'To go boldly where no one has gone before' seemed like an awfully big adventure to him. The author wanted to be a navigator on the USS Enterprise travelling into an unknown universe.
Stock Market Response To Changes In Movies Opening Dates
How does the market react to news regarding large uncertain projects? The authors analyze stock market reactions to information about changes in opening dates of movies, and present two main findings. First, they find systematic negative stock price response to the changes they consider, suggesting that any changes are interpreted as bad news by the market. Second, they find that the market reaction is greater for movies with higher production costs, but is unrelated to movies' subsequent box office revenues. This may point to a limited ability of the market to predict the box office performance of a movie.
Open Source Workflow Management Systems: A Concise Survey
The use of open source Workflow Management Systems (WfMS) is appealing for organizations due to its low or inexistent cost and its customization capabilities. In this paper the authors analyze ten different open source WfMS using a framework that offers decision makers a starting point for selecting a workflow solution. The framework is to be used as a basis for characterizing WfMS based on a set of 22 parameters. Nowadays, many organizations in the commercial, government and non-profit sectors benefit from the use of open source software.

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