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S.y. Chen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Telecommunications Industry in Taiwan
IEEE Communications Magazine, 1998Co-Authors: S.y. ChenAbstract:Telecommunications in Taiwan dates back more than 100 years and is provided by a government-owned organization. With the worldwide trend of liberalization and globalization of the telecom business, Taiwan cannot isolate itself from the international arena and must face the challenge of increased competition. The author first introduces the current status of the Telecommunications Industry in Taiwan, and then describes some technical innovations and a series of policies implemented by the government. In addition, telecom service projects and future prospects are also presented.
Banani Nandi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The changing structure of cost and demand for the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
Information Economics and Policy, 1997Co-Authors: M. Ishaq Nadiri, Banani NandiAbstract:Abstract This paper formulates a multiproduct structural model to examine the evolution of the structures of production and demand and their dynamic interaction, over an extended period, 1935–1987, in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry. We estimate the degree of scale economies, cost elasticities, input price elasticities and the determinants of demand for outputs and for various factors of production. The contributions of the quasi-fixed inputs, such as R&D and physical capital, in the evolution of this Industry are evaluated. A number of important issues like the changing characteristics of demand for and cost of local and toll services and the variation of price–cost margin over time are examined under different economic conditions, market structures and regulatory environments. We also analyze the effects of the 1984 divestiture of the Bell System on the cost structure, employment and capital formation of the U.S. Telecommunications Industry.
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The Changing Structure of Cost and Demand for the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
1996Co-Authors: M. Ishaq Nadiri, Banani NandiAbstract:This paper formulates a multiproduct structural model to examine the evolution of the structure of production and demand and the dynamic interaction between the two in the context of the U.S. Telecommunications Industry over an extended period, from 1935 to 1987. We estimate the degree of scale economies, cost elasticities, input price elasticities and the determinants of output demand. The contribution of the quasi-fixed inputs, such as R&D and physical capital, in the evolution of this Industry are examined. Using our analytical framework and a long sample period, we examine a number of important issues such as the stability of the cost and demand structure over time, the changing characteristics of demand for local and toll services and the variation of price-cost margin over time under different economic conditions, market structures and regulatory environments. Use of this approach makes it possible to analyze the effects of the 1984 divestiture of the Bell System on the cost structure, employment and capital formation of the Telecommunications Industry in the U.S.
S. K. Majumdar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Profitability, productivity and price recovery patterns in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
Review of Industrial Organization, 1996Co-Authors: R. D. Banker, H.-h. Chang, S. K. MajumdarAbstract:We undertake a study where we examine changes in the profitability, productivity and price recovery of firms in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry over a sixteen-year period. We assess the performance of thirty-three major companies in the local-exchange sector over six time periods 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1990, using a performance analysis model which disaggregates the profitability measure into two components: productivity and price recovery. We demonstrate the computation of performance using this technique. Our study indicates that the opening up of markets has had a significant impact on different dimensions of performance in the Telecommunications Industry, also validating a number of theoretical assumptions about the impact that Industry changes are expected to have on firms.
Sumit K. Majumdar - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Impact of Mergers on Performance in the US Telecommunications Industry, 1988 to 2001
2006Co-Authors: Sumit K. Majumdar, Rabih Moussawi, Ulku YaylacicegiAbstract:Mergers and acquisitions in the Telecommunications Industry have become a distinctive trend of the U.S. economy, with steady consolidation of carriers to head off or take on the competition. While the wealth effects of mergers have been extensively analyzed in prior literature, previous studies fail to correctly relate the causes of such phenomena to ex-post performance. This study elaborates on the consequences of mergers and acquisitions in the Telecommunications Industry using statistics of communications common carriers for the period 1988 to 2001. Using a dynamic panel data analysis estimation technique - Arellano-Bond (1991) estimation -, which outperforms the event studies methodology used predominantly in prior research, we examine the synergistic effects and success factors of mergers over time with an exhaustive set of financial, operational and technological performance measures that capture profitability, growth, efficiency, productivity, economies of scale and scope, and technology progressiveness. We control for critical periods that constitute structural shift in Telecommunications merger and acquisitions activity, and account for many mergers with huge welfare implications. The results of this study will serve to project the future structure of the Telecommunications Industry. We find significant evidence that mergers are followed by substantial deterioration in profitability and operational performance, in addition to a significant decrease in the investment on new technology.
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On the utilization of resources: perspectives from the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
Strategic Management Journal, 1998Co-Authors: Sumit K. MajumdarAbstract:The issue of resource utilization is important in the resource-based stream of work, since the ability of firms to utilize resources is a key indicator of their competitive abilities. This paper specifies why some firms might be better at utilizing resources than others. Thereafter, it demonstrates how to empirically ascertain differences in resource utilization patterns between firms using the U.S. Telecommunications Industry as a context. The data envelopment analysis procedure (DEA), which is a firm-level resource utilization measure, is used. This procedure can be useful for the resource-based approach research agenda since performance is measured in resource terms. DEA is applied to measure variations in different dimensions of resource utilization for the firms making up the local operating sector of the Telecommunications Industry. The use of DEA to guide empirical research and address theoretical issues within the resource-based paradigm is illustrated, using the resource utilization index for the Telecommunications firms as the measure of strategic performance. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
M. Ishaq Nadiri - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The changing structure of cost and demand for the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
Information Economics and Policy, 1997Co-Authors: M. Ishaq Nadiri, Banani NandiAbstract:Abstract This paper formulates a multiproduct structural model to examine the evolution of the structures of production and demand and their dynamic interaction, over an extended period, 1935–1987, in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry. We estimate the degree of scale economies, cost elasticities, input price elasticities and the determinants of demand for outputs and for various factors of production. The contributions of the quasi-fixed inputs, such as R&D and physical capital, in the evolution of this Industry are evaluated. A number of important issues like the changing characteristics of demand for and cost of local and toll services and the variation of price–cost margin over time are examined under different economic conditions, market structures and regulatory environments. We also analyze the effects of the 1984 divestiture of the Bell System on the cost structure, employment and capital formation of the U.S. Telecommunications Industry.
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The Changing Structure of Cost and Demand for the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
1996Co-Authors: M. Ishaq Nadiri, Banani NandiAbstract:This paper formulates a multiproduct structural model to examine the evolution of the structure of production and demand and the dynamic interaction between the two in the context of the U.S. Telecommunications Industry over an extended period, from 1935 to 1987. We estimate the degree of scale economies, cost elasticities, input price elasticities and the determinants of output demand. The contribution of the quasi-fixed inputs, such as R&D and physical capital, in the evolution of this Industry are examined. Using our analytical framework and a long sample period, we examine a number of important issues such as the stability of the cost and demand structure over time, the changing characteristics of demand for local and toll services and the variation of price-cost margin over time under different economic conditions, market structures and regulatory environments. Use of this approach makes it possible to analyze the effects of the 1984 divestiture of the Bell System on the cost structure, employment and capital formation of the Telecommunications Industry in the U.S.
