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Disclosure in the Presence of Network Effects

Sudbury, Austin C
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406138525

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Accounting and MIS.
This thesis investigates how a firm's incentives to publicly disclose privately-held information are affected by the presence of network effects. Network effects are common phenomena arising when the value a consumer derives from a product depends on the number of other users. Consumers in markets with network effects make product adoption decisions strategically in an effort to join a large network. The analysis demonstrates that disclosures in markets with network effects lead to important interactions between consumer purchasing and firm production decisions. These interactions, termed customer feedback loops, cause a firm to worry less about divulging trade secrets and more about conveying an advantage over its rival. As a consequence, network effects encourage the firm to publicly release information it would otherwise be reluctant to disclose.
Anil Arya (Committee Co-Chair)
Brian Mittendorf (Committee Co-Chair)
96 p.
Accounting

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  • Sudbury, A. C. (2014). Disclosure in the Presence of Network Effects [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406138525

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sudbury, Austin. Disclosure in the Presence of Network Effects. 2014. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406138525.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sudbury, Austin. "Disclosure in the Presence of Network Effects." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1406138525

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