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Hong Kong’s EDI bandwagon Derailed or on the right track?

1997

In this paper we explore the adoption of a complex networked technology — that of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) — in the context of Hong Kong. EDI forms a complex and interorganizational innovation and therefore we suggest a multi-theoretical framework to examine its diffusion. The framework takes into account institutional, industry specific and organizational factors in the study of diffusion processes and thus extends the analysis beyond organizational borders. Using the framework we deliver an account of the EDI diffusion in Hong Kong based on field study data. The study clarifies how simultaneous organizational, industry and environmental factors can be brought to bear to understan…

Field (Bourdieu)AdvertisingContext (language use)BusinessDiffusion (business)Track (rail transport)Institutional theoryBandwagon effectIndustrial organizationElectronic data interchangeDiversity (business)
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Mean-Field Game Modeling the Bandwagon Effect with Activation Costs

2015

This paper provides a mean-field game theoretic model of the bandwagon effect in social networks. This effect can be observed whenever individuals tend to align their own opinions to a mainstream opinion. The contribution is threefold. First, we describe the opinion propagation as a mean-field game with local interactions. Second, we establish mean-field equilibrium strategies in the case where the mainstream opinion is constant. Such strategies are shown to have a threshold structure. Third, we extend the use of threshold strategies to the case of time-varying mainstream opinion and study the evolution of the macroscopic system.

Physics::Physics and SocietyStatistics and Probability0209 industrial biotechnologyEconomics and Econometrics02 engineering and technologyMean-field gamesMean field gameActivation costs; Bandwagon effect; Games with infinitely many players; Mean-field games; Mode; Threshold policies;01 natural sciencesActivation costs010305 fluids & plasmasMicroeconomics020901 industrial engineering & automationOpinion dynamicsGames with infinitely many players; Bandwagon effect; Activation costs; Threshold policies; Mean-field games; ModeMean-field game0103 physical sciencesEconomicsThreshold policiesMainstreamBandwagon effectStructure (mathematical logic)Game theoreticApplied MathematicsMode (statistics)Computer Science::Social and Information NetworksComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignComputer Science ApplicationsComputational MathematicsActivation costComputational Theory and MathematicsGames with infinitely many playersGames with infinitely many playerModeSettore MAT/09 - Ricerca OperativaConstant (mathematics)Threshold policieMathematical economicsBandwagon effectDynamic Games and Applications
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Bandwagon effect in mean field games

2013

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