Print Email Facebook Twitter Exploring standards consortium survival in high tech industries Title Exploring standards consortium survival in high tech industries: The effects of commitment and internal competition Author Kamps, Xavier (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) de Vries, H.J. (TU Delft Economics of Technology and Innovation; Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam) van de Kaa, G. (TU Delft Economics of Technology and Innovation) Date 2017 Abstract Standards consortia develop technical standards or specifications and promote these to reach market dominance. Research on competing standards has explored either firm-level or standard-level factors, but the dynamics of standards consortia and their survival have remained largely understudied. The pre- and post-competitive phase of standards consortia supporting standards may better explain why certain standard-setting efforts fail where others succeed. In this empirical study we operationalize the concepts of internal standards consortium competition and standards consortium commitment, and analyse the effects of these concepts on the survival of high-tech standards consortia. We find that the influx of new strategic members throughout the years is beneficial for the longevity of the consortium. In addition, we find that standards consortia possibly constrain the entrance of new members if their existing members have a multitude of other concurrent standards consortium memberships. Subject CommitmentCompetitionStandardsStandards consortiaSurvival analysis To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:efe8cb8d-a8d1-4f76-bad3-321fe45f7343 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2017.02.002 Embargo date 2017-08-13 ISSN 0920-5489 Source Computer Standards and Interfaces, 52, 105-113 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 Xavier Kamps, H.J. de Vries, G. van de Kaa Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0920548916301465_main.pdf 472.68 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:efe8cb8d-a8d1-4f76-bad3-321fe45f7343/datastream/OBJ/view