Consortia in the standards development process

Martin Weiss and Carl Cargill

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992, vol. 43, issue 8, 559-565

Abstract: Among the many new phenomena that have arisen since the divestiture of AT&T in the United States, and the liberalization of information technology markets worldwide, the emergence of consortia explicitly related to the standards setting process. While R&D consortia and user groups have existed for many years, consortia in the standards‐setting process possess unique properties. This article develops a classification of the standard‐setting consortia and develops a theoretical basis for their emergence. This theory is based on the confluence of two classical economic theories: political theory and the theory of markets where network externalities exist. We also consider the implications of these consortia on the standards‐setting process from theoretical and practical perspectives. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Date: 1992
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