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- 2021
- Chapter
Digital Infrastructure
By: Shane Greenstein
What determines the supply of innovative digital infrastructure and how does variance in supply shape the performance of digital services? The essay reviews research into the economic impact of deployment, innovation, and adoption of digital infrastructure. It... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Infrastructure; Economics; Policy; Research; Analysis; United States
Greenstein, Shane. "Digital Infrastructure." In Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment, edited by Edward L. Glaeser and James Poterba. National Bureau of Economic Research, and University of Chicago Press, 2021.
- 2020
- Chapter
An Archetype for Outsiders in Technology Commercialization
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "An Archetype for Outsiders in Technology Commercialization." In Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society: Insights from the Flatiron Lectures, edited by William Aspray, 137–172. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2020.
- May 2017
- Article
The Reference Wars: Encyclopædia Britannica's Decline and Encarta's Emergence
By: Shane Greenstein
The experience of Encyclopædia Britannica provides the canonical example of the decline of an established firm at the outset of the digital age. Competition from Microsoft’s Encarta in 1993 led to sharp declines in the sales of books, which led to the distressed sale... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Britannica; Diseconomies; Encyclopedias; Applications and Software; Books; Competition; Publishing Industry
Greenstein, Shane. "The Reference Wars: Encyclopædia Britannica's Decline and Encarta's Emergence." Strategic Management Journal 38, no. 5 (May 2017): 995–1017.
- 2005
- Chapter
The Economic Geography of Internet Infrastructure in the United States
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "The Economic Geography of Internet Infrastructure in the United States." Chap. 8 in Handbook of Telecommunications Economics, Volume 2: Technology Evolution and the Internet, edited by Sumit K. Majumdar, Ingo Vogelsang, and Martin Cave, 289–364. Elsevier/North-Holland, 2005.
- Article
Building and Developing the Virtual World: Commercializing Services for Internet Access
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Building and Developing the Virtual World: Commercializing Services for Internet Access." Journal of Industrial Economics 48, no. 4 (December 2000): 391–411.
- 2009
- Foreword
Puzzles and Treasures
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Puzzles and Treasures." Foreword to No-Nonsense Innovation: Practical Strategies for Success, edited by William Lowe and Cary Sherburne. Garden City, NY: Morgan James Publishing, 2009.
- 2009
- Chapter
Open Platform Development and the Commercial Internet
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Open Platform Development and the Commercial Internet." Chap. 9 in Platforms, Markets and Innovation, edited by Annabelle Gawer, 219–250. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
- Article
Procedural Rules and Procurement Regulations: Complexity Creates Trade-offs
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Procedural Rules and Procurement Regulations: Complexity Creates Trade-offs." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 9, no. 1 (April 1993): 159–180.
- Article
Sole-Sourcing Versus Competitive Bidding: U.S. Government Agencies' Procedural Choices for Mainframe Computer Procurement
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Sole-Sourcing Versus Competitive Bidding: U.S. Government Agencies' Procedural Choices for Mainframe Computer Procurement." Journal of Industrial Economics 43, no. 2 (June 1995): 125–140.
- 2004
- Book
Diamonds Are Forever, Computers Are Not: Economic And Strategic Management in Computing Markets
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. Diamonds Are Forever, Computers Are Not: Economic And Strategic Management in Computing Markets. London: Imperial College Press, 2004.
- 2001
- Chapter
The Commercialization of Internet Access: Lessons from Recent Experience
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "The Commercialization of Internet Access: Lessons from Recent Experience." Chap. 10 in Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-based Economy, edited by Maryann Feldman and Albert N. Link, 213–230. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
- 2010
- Chapter
Innovative Conduct in Computing and Internet Markets
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Innovative Conduct in Computing and Internet Markets." In Handbook on the Economics of Innovation, edited by Bronwyn H. Hall and Nathan Rosenberg, 477–538. Elsevier/North-Holland, 2010.
- 2012
- Chapter
Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM
By: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein and Rebecca M. Henderson
We address a longstanding question about the causes of creative destruction. Dominant incumbent firms, long successful in an existing technology, are often much less successful in new technological eras. This is puzzling, since a cursory analysis would suggest that... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; Competition; Information Technology; Innovation and Management; Organizations; Relationships; Information Technology Industry
Bresnahan, Timothy F., Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca M. Henderson. "Schumpeterian Competition and Diseconomies of Scope: Illustrations from the Histories of Microsoft and IBM." In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
- 2016
- Working Paper
The Reference Wars: Encyclopedia Britannica's Decline and Encarta's Emergence
By: Shane Greenstein
The experience of Encyclopædia Britannica provides the canonical example of the decline of an established firm at the outset of the digital age. Competition from Microsoft's Encarta in 1993 led to sharp declines in the sales of books, which led to the distressed sale... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Service Operations; Emerging Markets; Applications and Software; Books; Information Technology Industry; Information Industry
Greenstein, Shane. "The Reference Wars: Encyclopedia Britannica's Decline and Encarta's Emergence." Working Paper, April 2016.
- 2014
- Other Unpublished Work
Neutral Point of View and Collective Intelligence Bias: The Case of Wikipedia
By: Shane Greenstein
- 2012
- Chapter
Internet Infrastructure
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Internet Infrastructure." Chap. 1 in The Oxford Handbook of the Digital Economy, edited by Martin Peitz and Joel Waldfogel, 3–33. Oxford University Press, 2012.
- 2008
- Chapter
Innovation and the Evolution of Market Structure for Internet Access in the United States
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Innovation and the Evolution of Market Structure for Internet Access in the United States." Chap. 3 in The Internet and American Business, edited by William Aspray and Paul Ceruzzi, 47–104. MIT Press, 2008.
- 2011
- Chapter
Nurturing the Accumulation of Innovations: Lessons from the Internet
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Nurturing the Accumulation of Innovations: Lessons from the Internet." In Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors, edited by Rebecca Henderson and Richard G. Newell, 189–224. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2011.
- 2001
- Chapter
Commercialization of the Internet: The Interaction of Public Policy and Private Choices
By: Shane Greenstein
Greenstein, Shane. "Commercialization of the Internet: The Interaction of Public Policy and Private Choices." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 151–186. MIT Press, 2001.