Mobile Carrier Selection In A Post-Conflict Environment – The Primacy Of Ethnicity Over Conventional Network Effects

Abstract

In this paper we analyze determinants which affect the selection of mobile carriers in a post

Navigating Diverse Frontiers in Economics and Business of See Region - Editorial

“…The results of the panel data analysis suggest that government funding of R&D complements business funding, indicating that rising government financial support for research in higher education can lead to higher funding from the business sector. These results provide important implications for the SEE region, which typically needs to invest more in R&D. Muminović (2023) explores the consequences of war by using primary data collected through a controlled experiment amongst business students at three universities dominated by three ethnicities across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The author finds that those students who were exposed to fictional media reports discussing the possibility of a new war reported lower entrepreneurial intentions than other business students.…”

“…In doing so, we recognize two papers that address the themes of organizational behaviour and management, including Taborosi et al (2023) and Krasniqi, Kotorri, and Aliu (2023). Five papers deal with public finance and general economics, where we include papers by Mourão, Bronić, and Stanić (2023), Paleka, Karanović, and Štambuk (2023), Hunady et al (2023), Muminović (2023) and Stanić, Cita, and Stanić Šulentić (2023). Three papers contribute to the field of marketing and consumer behaviour, including Torma, Barbić, and Ivanov (2023), Užar andFilipović (2023), andCuic Tankovic, Perišić Prodan, andBenazić (2023).…”

Bosna-Hersek`teki̇ Telei̇leti̇şi̇m Sektörünün Düzenleme Zorluklari

“…The telephone number represents a basic identification in terms of telecommunication networks. For the majority of users, and especially for business users/companies, the telephone number is a major identification mechanism and losing it may present a serious blow to their overall competitive position -this, in combination with established social network ties, often lead to users reluctantly to change operator (Weitzel et al, 2006;Huang 2010;Karacuka et al, 2013;Basaran et al, 2014;Zaimovic, 2015). Hodge and Weeks (2006) find the number change to be highest switching cost for a company in the telecom industry, and as a common cause for users to be locked in a network.…”

“…Often, the success of certain products/services in network industries cannot be attributed to superior technology or better solutions, but to compatibility with other products and/or the overall size of their networks. Clearly, this involves new market dynamics, both for the network users (consumers) deciding to join a network and for companies/providers (Goolsbee and Klenow, 2002;Banerji and Dutta, 2005;Duan and Chen, 2007;Birke and Swan, 2006;Karacuka et al, 2011;Srinuan et al, 2012a;Zaimovic, 2015). In deciding to join a network, consumers will often consider network future size, which provides companies with a motivation to invest in growing their network first and to maximize profit latersubstituting short-term profits for long-term success and in some cases de facto monopoly (Economides, 1994;Garud et al, 2003).…”