Tobias Meyer
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Dipl. Ökon. Freie Universität Berlin School of Business and Economics Path Dependency Research Center Garystr. 21 D-14195 Berlin Tel.: 030/838-52121 Fax: 030/838-57186 Email: tobias.meyer @ fu-berlin.de |
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Dissertation topic:
Abstract:
This dissertation proposes an agent-based simulation model of platform competition to investigate the phenomenon of technological path dependence in two-sided markets. The computer simulation explores the interaction of indirect network effects, bounded rationality, switching behavior, multi-homing strategies and entry timing of competing technologies. The study illustrates different market dynamics by conducting counterfactual experiments for the global smartphone industry, and identifies conditions which are (un)favorable to the emergence of technological lock-ins. On these grounds, the dissertation contributes to the theoretical literature on path dependence by complementing existing empirical case studies with a formal simulation model.
Curriculum Vitae:
| Since 04/2008 |
Member of the Doctoral Program "Research on Organizational Paths", Free University Berlin |
| 2006 - 2008 |
Business consulting with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Transaction Services / Mergers & Acquisitions) |
| 11/2006 |
Diploma degree from Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg ("Diplom-Oekonom"). Thesis on supply-side effects of monetary policy, visiting scholar at the University of Trento (Italy) funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Study year abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 2001 – 2006 |
Business Management and Economics, Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg |
Teaching:
| 2009: | Class teacher for "Strategic Management", Freie Universität |
| 2006: |
Class teacher for "Principles of Economics", Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
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Scholarships & Awards:
| 2008 - 2011: | PhD scholarship from the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2004 - 2006: | Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation |
| 2003 - 2004: | Scholar of the Floyd & Lili Biava Foundation (LSE Partial Scholarship ) |
Research interest:
- Indirect network effects / two-sided markets
- Management of multi-sided platforms (MSPs)
- Technology diffusion
- Strategic alliances
- Agent-based simulation
Memberships
- European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
- European Social Simulation Association (ESSA)
Publications and Conference Papers
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2011: Does quality win? A Simulation Study on Technological Path Dependence in Two-sided Markets. Proceedings of the ANZMAC 2011 Conference, Perth (Australia), 28. - 30. November 2011 (with Michael Kleinaltenkamp).
- 2011: Path dependence in two-sided markets. 2nd International Conference on Path Dependence, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, March 3-4.
- 2010: Inter-organizational networks and platform competition. A path dependence perspective on social capital and evidence from the smartphone operating systems market. 26th EGOS Colloquium, Sub-Theme on Imprints of the Past: Organizational Path Dependencies, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, June 28 - July 3rd (with F. Stöppler).
- 2010: Does the winner take it all? Technology diffusion and platform competition in the smartphone industry. International Workshop on Agent-based Simulation of Diffusion Processes, Vienna, Austria, April 8-9 (with F. Stöppler).
