Management of International Networks —— Cost-Effective Strategies for the New Telecom Regulations and Services

----- 国际网络管理：新电信法规与服务的成本有效策略

ISBN: 9780367455590 出版年：1999 页码：203 van den Broek, Floris CRC Press

MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS Introduction International Networks Reasons for the Research (Why?) A Model for Management of International Networks Research Question (What?) Research Approach (How?) Network Management: Current Literature Summary THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT General Theories: Telecommunications Management Network Theories for Input Parameter Regulatory Environment Theories for Input Parameter Telecommunications Services Offering Theories for Output Parameter Cost-Effective Management Crossing International Borders Legal Implications of Crossing International Borders Summary REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT Legal Framework for Competition Regulatory Body Competition Active Overview of the Regulatory Environment New Developments in Regulatory Environments Summary TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES OFFERING Telecommunications Services Economic of Services Crossing International Borders International Organizations and Telecommunications Services Developing a Telecommunications Services Offering Matrix Summary COST-EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT Overview of Cost-Effective Management Cost Relative to Size of the Network Performance of the Network Calculating the Cost-Effective Management of the Network Summary EXPLORATIVE CASE Lucent Technologies International Particularities in Practice Summary and Conclusions from the Explorative Case THE COST-EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT MODEL Requirements for a Cost-Effective Management Model Propositions for the Cost-Effective Management Model Propositions Explained with Heuristics Propositions Tested with Statistics in the Cases Summary DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST CASES Requirements Activities, and Description of the Cases Case 1: Calvin Klein Cosmetics Company (CKCC) Case 2: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Summary and Conclusions RESULTS OF THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CASES Statistical Analysis Methods and Statistical Indicators Results of the Statistical Analysis for the CKCC Case Results of the Statistical Analysis for the UNDP Case Summary CONCLUSIONS, PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS, COST-EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES, AND FUTURE STEPS Conclusions: Research Results Recommendations Cost-Effective Strategies for Management of International Networks: A Checklist Further Research Summary APPENDIX: NETWORK MANAGER SURVEY GLOSSARY OF TERMS REFERENCES INDEX