Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Standards in Information Systems.- 1.2 Motivation and research questions.- 1.3 Structure of the thesis.- 1.4 Methodology and definitions.- 2 Standardization problems.- 2.1 A brief history of standardization.- 2.2 Network effect theory as theoretical foundation.- 2.3 Reconsidering network effect theory.- 3 A standardization framework.- 3.1 Modeling the standardization problem: A basic model.- 3.2 Equilibria in standardization problems.- 3.3 Standardization games.- 4 A simulation model for the standardization problem.- 4.1 Simulation design.- 4.2 The basic standardization problem.- 4.3 The extended standardization model.- 4.4 A different decentralized anticipation calculus.- 4.5 Adapting the diffusion model.- 5 Solution mechanisms and empirical data.- 5.1 Empirical data for the standardization problem.- 5.2 Closing the standardization gap.- 5.3 The implementation problem.- 5.4 The data problem.- 5.5 A bidding mechanism.- 5.6 Managerial and policy implications.- 6 Theoretical implications: towards an interdisciplinary network theory.- 6.1 General drawbacks of the neo-classical paradigm.- 6.2 Towards an interdisciplinary theory of network effects.- 6.3 Required modeling power of an interdisciplinary theory of network effects.- 7 Conclusions and further research.- 7.1 Summary of the findings.- 7.2 Further research.- Variables and symbols.- List of equations.- List of figures.- List of tables.- References.