Valuation of Network Effects in Software Markets A Complex Networks Approach /

• Main Author: Kemper, Andreas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2010.
• Series: Contributions to Management Science,
• Subjects: Finance.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Economics, Mathematical.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Macroeconomics.; Finance, general.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Quantitative Finance.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.

The customer base is an important value driver of software companies and a reliable prediction of its development is fundamental for investment decisions. A particularity in software markets is that an individual’s purchasing decision is often influenced by other users’ choices. Although such custom...