The Evolution of ICT Standards Consortia

COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES, no.95, 3rd quarter 2014, p.17

24 Pages Posted: 8 May 2015

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Tim Pohlmann

École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris

Date Written: September 1, 2014

Abstract

Theoretical and empirical analyses have, as yet, shed very little light on the role of ICT standards consortia in the standard setting landscape. Standards consortia are private industry alliances of like-minded organizations that share the same interest to sponsor, develop and standardize technologies. This article is the first approach to analyze structures of a large sample of standards consortia to provide evidence on how consortia are formed, organized and why they appear or disappear in the market. Analyses reveal that standards consortia have distinct characteristics, which help to explain and justify their presence in the standard setting context. The observation of consortia existence over the last 15 years identifies relationships between the formation, termination and merger of standards consortia with respect to market and technology development. Moreover we test if organizational structures are connected to the likelihood of consortia termination. Results of a survival analysis reveal that the probability of consortia success is especially connected to structures that determine coordination among members as well as the scope and focus on technology and markets.

Keywords: standards consortia, ICT industry, IP policy, technological development.

JEL Classification: O31, O32, L14, L17, L24

Suggested Citation

Pohlmann, Tim, The Evolution of ICT Standards Consortia (September 1, 2014). COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES, no.95, 3rd quarter 2014, p.17, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2603698

Tim Pohlmann (Contact Author)

École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris ( email )

60, boulevard Saint Michel
75272 Paris cedex 06, 75006
France

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