Negative Indirect Network Effects: How can a subsidiary product create a second standard in the Microsoft Windows vs. Apple Mac OS market?

New technologies create a network of complementary producers and consumers around themselves. Researchers have been investigating the effects of such networks on end-users and called them “Network Externalities”. These network externalities are either direct or indirect. There have been no prior researches on negative and indirect consequences...

Motivations for Knowledge Sharing in Professional Services Firms: A Case Study

Starting with the research question -Why are individuals at professional services firms motivated or inhibited to share knowledge? This case study gives an elaborate picture of the knowledge sharing behaviors and the motivations of a group of technology consultants. The insights obtained from this research reveal valuable lessons to increase the...