Joan Nix
Biographic Data
| ID | 710941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan Nix |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan |
| FAMILY NAME | Nix |
| SIGNATURE | NIX J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queens College, CUNY |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Introduction of Automatic Switching into the Bell System
In neoclassical economics, the postulated behavior of firm profit maximization is a comprehensive idea that subsumes important institutional details concerning management and organization. In accounting for the behavioral diversity of firms in the same industry, the common practice of deducing the incentive structure that decides the behavior of firms from the concept of market forces is ineffective. 1 Differences in the behavior of firms facing …
Cooperation Within the Entity of the Firm
When the presence of unexploited/ree riding opportunities within organizations is considered a sign of cooperation among employees, a repeated prisoner's dilemma game may be used as an explanation. In this paper, arguments against sole reliance on the repeated prisoner's dilemma game for explaining cooperation within the firm are set forth. Some overlooked reasons for explaining cooperation are offered
AT&T's Strategic Response to Competition
The idea that a monopolist would adopt a pricing strategy to deter entry is found in a wide body of research. We explore why the monopolist in the American telephone industry, AT&T, did not pursue such a strategy when its initial patents expired
Regulatory Assessment of Investments by Telephone and Electric Utilities
A utility's investments are included in the rate base if the expenditures can pass the “prudent” or “used and useful” tests. Regulators have a difficult time applying these tests to telephone companies because little is known about the demand for new services. Under current regulatory procedures, telephone companies face an incentive system which rewards the firm for successful entry into new markets, but because of the lack of information about …
AT&T's Strategic Response to Competition
The idea that a monopolist would adopt a pricing strategy to deter entry is found in a wide body of research. We explore why the monopolist in the American telephone industry, AT&T, did not pursue such a strategy when its initial patents expired
AT&T's Strategic Response to Competition
The idea that a monopolist would adopt a pricing strategy to deter entry is found in a wide body of research. We explore why the monopolist in the American telephone industry, AT&T, did not pursue such a strategy when its initial patents expired
Regulatory Assessment of Investments by Telephone and Electric Utilities
A utility's investments are included in the rate base if the expenditures can pass the “prudent” or “used and useful” tests. Regulators have a difficult time applying these tests to telephone companies because little is known about the demand for new services. Under current regulatory procedures, telephone companies face an incentive system which rewards the firm for successful entry into new markets, but because of the lack of information about …
Cooperation Within the Entity of the Firm
When the presence of unexploited/ree riding opportunities within organizations is considered a sign of cooperation among employees, a repeated prisoner's dilemma game may be used as an explanation. In this paper, arguments against sole reliance on the repeated prisoner's dilemma game for explaining cooperation within the firm are set forth. Some overlooked reasons for explaining cooperation are offered
The Introduction of Automatic Switching into the Bell System
In neoclassical economics, the postulated behavior of firm profit maximization is a comprehensive idea that subsumes important institutional details concerning management and organization. In accounting for the behavioral diversity of firms in the same industry, the common practice of deducing the incentive structure that decides the behavior of firms from the concept of market forces is ineffective. 1 Differences in the behavior of firms facing …
Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Microeconomics (3 works) · Business Strategy and Innovation (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic Theory and Institutions (2 works) · Industrial organization (2 works) · Competition (biology (1 work) · Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis (1 work) · Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing (1 work)