“…then came Cisco, and the rest is history”: a ‘history friendly’ model of the Local Area Networking industry

Fontana, Roberto ; Zirulia, Lorenzo (2015) “…then came Cisco, and the rest is history”: a ‘history friendly’ model of the Local Area Networking industry. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche DSE, p. 52. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/4163. In: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE (993). ISSN 2282-6483.
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Abstract

We study the role that switching costs, compatibility, and mergers and acquisitions, play in influencing the evolution of a multi-market industry. By looking at the case of the Local Area Networking industry, we propose a ‘history friendly model’ to replicate its evolution during the 1990s. Our model explains how a firm can start from a dominant position in one of the existing markets and exploit switching costs and compatibility to enter a new market when it opens. Mergers and acquisitions also play an important role as the new market is pioneered by a new start-up, which is soon acquired by the dominant incumbent. As a result of the acquisition, the acquiring firm becomes leader also in the new market.

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Fontana, Roberto
Zirulia, Lorenzo
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Simulation, History Friendly Models, Switching Costs, Compatibility
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2282-6483
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