Research Note—Competitive Bundling and Counterbundling with Generalist and Specialist Firms

Bikram Ghosh
Bikram Ghosh
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Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208
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Subramanian Balachander
Subramanian Balachander
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Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Bikram Ghosh

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Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208

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Subramanian Balachander

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Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

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Published Online:1 Jan 2007https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1060.0601

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