Agenda: Economies of Scale, Economies of Scope, Diseconomies of Scale & Scope, Reasons to Buy or Make, Double Marginalization, Strategy and Governance Fit
Agenda: Economies of Scale, Economies of Scope, Diseconomies of Scale & Scope, Reasons to Buy or Make, Double Marginalization, Strategy and Governance Fit
Agenda: Definition of Complements, Strategies for Complements, Types of Swichting Costs, Customer Value and Switching Costs, Effects of Switching Costs on Industry Equilibrium
This course focuses on an applied analysis of competition. Important concepts from industrial organization, game theory, product life-cycle analysis, and industry evolution are discussed.…
Additionally, important characteristics of network industries such as network effects and standard setting are considered. The concept of competition used in this course is interpreted broadly and also encompasses the analysis of strategic cooperation between firms.