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François Bar - Publications

Journal articles and book chapters

Galperin, Hernan, and François Bar, "The Microtelco Opportunity: Evidence from Latin America", Forthcoming in ITID 3:2, 2006, [pre-publication PDF]

Bar, François, and Jon Taplin, “Cable’s Digital Future,” in Sarah Banet-Weiser, Cynthia Chris and Anthony Frietas, editors, Cable Visions: Beyond a Broadcast Model, New York University Press (forthcoming 2006)

Bar, François and Hernan Galperin , “ Geeks, Cowboys and Bureaucrats: Deploying Broadband, the Wireless Way ” The Southern African Journal of Information and Communication (SAJIC), Issue 6, 2006.
(also published in Portuguese as , “Geeks, Burocratas e Cowboys: criando uma infra-estrutura Internet, de modo Wireless” in Manuel Castells and Gustavo Cardoso, eds. A sociedade em Rede: Do Conhecimento à Acção Política, Imprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda, Lisbon , 2006 (pp. 291-304.)[PDF] )

Bar, François and Namkee Park, "Municipal Wi-Fi: The Goals, Practices, and Policy Implications of the U.S. Case", Communications & Strategies, no. 61, 1st quarter 2006, p.107-125. [PDF}

Bar, François, with Caroline Simard, "From Hierarchies to Network Firms", in The Handbook of New Media: Updated Student Edition, Lievrouw, Leah, and Sonia Livingstone eds., Sage 2006 (pp. 350-363.) [chapter proofs PDF]

Ghandeharizadeh, Shahram, Ahmed Helmy, Bhaskar Krishnamacahri, François Bar , and Todd Richmond,“Data Management Techniques for Continuous Media In Ad-Hoc Networks of Wireless Devices.” In Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Furht, Borko (Ed.), Springer 2005.

Ghandeharizadeh, Shahram, Ahmed Helmy, Bhaskar Krishnamacahri, François Bar , and Todd Richmond. “Data Discovery, Routing and Traffic Patterns.” In Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Furht, Borko (Ed.), Springer 2005.

Ghandeharizadeh, Shahram, Ahmed Helmy, Bhaskar Krishnamacahri, François Bar , and Todd Richmond. “Placement of Continuous Media in Ad-Hoc Networks of Devices.” In Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Furht, Borko (Ed.), Springer 2005

Fulk, Janet, Rebecca Heino, Andrew J. Flanigan, Peter R. Monge, and François Bar, "A Test of the Individual Action Model for Organizational Information Commons," Organization Science, V. 15, N. 5, Sept-Oct. 2004, (pp. 569-585) [PDF]

Bar, François & Hernan Galperin, "Building the Wireless Internet Infrastructure: From Cordless Ethernet Archipelagos to Wireless Grids," Communication & Strategies, Volume 54 - 2nd quarter 2004, (pp. 45-54) [PDF]

Galperin, Hernan, and François Bar, "The regulation of Interactive TV in the US and the European Union", Federal Communications Law Journal, (forthcoming, Vol. 55 No 1, 2002) [PDF]

Bar, François, with Caroline Simard, "New Media Implementation and Industrial Organization" in Handbook of New Media: Social Shaping and Consequences of ICTs, Lievrouw and Livingstone, eds., London: Sage, 2001.

Bar, François, "The Construction of Marketplace Architecture" in Tracking a Transformation: E-commerce and the Terms of Competition in Industries, The BRIE-IGCC E-conomy Project Task Force on the Internet, eds., Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2001.(pp. 27-49) (PDF)

Bar, François, Stephen Cohen, Peter Cowhey, Brad DeLong, Michael Kleeman, and John Zysman, "The Next-Generation Internet: Promoting Innovation and User-Experimentation" in Tracking a Transformation: E-commerce and the Terms of Competition in Industries, The BRIE-IGCC E-conomy Project Task Force on the Internet, eds., Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2001. (pp. 435-473) (PDF)

Bar, François, Stephen Cohen, Peter Cowhey, Brad DeLong, Michael Kleeman, and John Zysman, "Access and Innovation Policy for the Third-Generation Internet", Telecommunication Policy, Volume 24, Nos. 6/7 (July/August 2000). [PDF - Reprinted from Telecommunication Policy, Copyright 2000, with permission from Elsevier Science - single copies of the article can be downloaded and printed for the reader's personal research and study]

Bar, François, and Annemarie Munk Riis, "Tapping User-Driven Innovation: A New Rationale for Universal Service", The Information Society, 16:1-10, 2000 [PDF, email fbar@stanford.edu for access]

Bar, François, and Emily Murase, "Charting Cyberspace: A U.S.-European-Japanese Blueprint for Electronic Commerce" in Richard Steinberg and Bruce Stokes, eds, Partners or Competitors?: The Prospects for U.S.-European Cooperation on Asian Trade, Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, March 1999. [PDF]

Bar, François, Michael Borrus and Richard Steinberg,"Interoperability and the NII: Mapping the debate", Information Infrastructure and Policy, Vo. 4, No 4, 1995, pp. 235-254. [PDF - email fbar@stanford.edu for access]

Bar, François, "Information Infrastructure and the Transformation of Manufacturing", in The New Information Infrastructure: Strategies for U.S. Policy, W. Drake ed., 20th Century Fund, NY, 1995. (pp. 55-74)

Bar, François, "Information Networks and Competitive Advantage: Issues for Government Policy and Corporate Strategy", special issue of the International Journal of Technology Management on "Strategic Management of Information and Telecommunications Technology: Outlook for the 1990s", Vol. 7, Nos 6/7/8, pp.398-408.

Hart, Jeffrey, François Bar and Robert Reed, "The Building of the Internet: Implications for the Future of Broadband Networks", Telecommunications Policy, November 1992. (pre-publication version available as BRIE WP N60)

Bar, François, "Network Flexibility: A New Challenge for Telecom Policy", Communications & Strategies, No. 2, 1991. [PDF scan]

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, "De L'Accès Public aux Connections Privées", Réseaux, No. 41, Mai-Juin 1990, CNET, Paris.

Bar, François, "Using Private Networks as Competitive Weapons: The Impact on the US network infrastructure", in Le Bulletin de l'IDATE, Montpellier, France, November 1987.

Working papers

Bar, François, and Hernan Galperin, "Geeks, Cowboys and Bureaucrats: Deploying Broadband, the Wireless Way," Prepared for The Network Society and the Knowledge Economy: Portugal in the Global Context, Lisbon , March 4-5, 2005 [PDF]

Bar, François, and Hernan Galperin, "Building Wireless Infrastructure: Alternative Models", paper prepared for the International Workshop on Wireless Communication Policies and Prospects: A Global Perspective, USC, October 8-9, 2004. [PDF]

Raja, Siddharta, and François Bar, "Transition Paths in a Spectrum Commons Regime", paper presented at the 2003 Telecommunication Policy Research Conference, Arlingto, VA, Sept 2003 [PDF]

Galperin, Hernan, and François Bar, "Open Access beyond cable: The case of Interactive TV", EURO CPR 2002 Conference, Barcelona, 24-26 March 2002, (Published as part of the conference proceedings in Communications & Strategies, No. 46, 2nd quarter 2002, pp 75-98.)

Bar, François, John Richards, and Christian Sandvig, "The Jeffersonian Syndrome: the Predictable Misperception of the Internet's boon to Commerce, Politics, and Community" (draft, 2000)

Bar, François, and Christian Sandvig, "Rules from Truth: Post-Convergence Policy for Access", paper presented at the 28th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington VA, Sept 23-25, 2000. [PDF]

Bar, François,with Neil Kane and Caroline Simard,"Digital networks and Organizational Change: The Evolutionary Deployment of Corporate Information Infrastructure", paper presented at the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 13-16, 2000 [PDF]

Galperin, Hernan, and François Bar, "Reforming TV Regulation for the Digital Era: An International/Cross-Industry Perspective", paper presented at the 27th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington VA, Sept 25-27, 1999. [PDF]

Bar, François, Stephen Cohen, Peter Cowhey, Brad DeLong, Michael Kleeman and John Zysman, "Defending the Internet Revolution in the Broadband Era: Why Open Policy Has Been Essential, Why Reversing That Policy Will Be Risky," E-conomy™ Working Paper 12, Berkeley, August 1999 [PDF]

Bar, François, and Annemarie Munk Riis, "From Welfare to Innovation: Toward a New Rationale for Universal Service", paper presented at the 26th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington VA, Oct. 3-5, 1998.

Bar, François, and Neil Kane, "Intranets and Organizational Change: The Evolutionary Deployment of Corporate Information Infrastructure", paper presented at the 26th Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington VA, Oct. 3-5, 1998.

Bar, François, and Emily Murase, "The Potential for Transatlantic Cooperation in Telecommunications Service Trade in Asia", paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Jerusalem, July 1998.

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, "The path not yet taken: User-driven innovation and U.S. telecommunications policy", presented at the Fourth Annual CRTPS Conference, University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, Michigan June 5-6, 1998.

Bar, François, Michael Borrus and Richard Steinberg, "Islands in the Bit-stream: Mapping the NII Interoperability Debate," BRIE Working Paper #79, Berkeley, CA: BRIE, UC-Berkeley, 1995 [HTML], [PDF]

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, From Public Access to Private Connections: Network Policy and National Advantage, BRIE WP #28, BRIE, UC Berkeley, 1987 (prepared for the 15th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Airlie House, VA, September 1987).

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, Telecommunications Development in Comparative Prospective: The New Telecommunications in Europe, Japan, and the U.S., BRIE working Paper # 14, Berkeley, March 1985.

Other publications

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, "The Hidden Agenda of the Information Society: An American Perspective", in Borrus, Rathkolb and Mesner eds., The Hidden Agenda of the Information Society: Global Trends and Local Choices, the Kreisky Forum, Studien Verlag, Innsbruck - Vienna, Austria, 1997

Bar, François, and Benjamin Coriat, Réseaux CAO-CFAO et Réseaux Fournisseurs/Clients: Recherche sur la Mise en Place de l'Usine Intégrée, à partir d'une Etude Comparative France-Etats Unis dans l'Industrie Automobile, Rapport au Ministère de la Recherche, LAREMI/CRIIF, Université de Paris-XIII, 1993.

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, The Future of Networking in the U.S., Commision of the European Communities, RACE Report, Brussels, 1992. [HTML]

Bar, François, Configuring the Telecommunications Infrastructure for the Computer Age: The Economics of Network Control, PhD Dissertation, UC Berkeley, May 1990.

Bar, François, Michael Borrus and Benjamin Coriat, eds., Information Networks and Business Strategies: Issues for Competitivness and Telecommunications Policy, Proceedings of an OECD-BRIE Conference presenting the results of the OECD-BRIE Telecommunications User Group Project, OECD, Paris, and CEE, Bruxelles, October 19 and 20, 1989.

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, Infrastructure to the Information Economy: Telecommunications and Economic Development Strategy, Final Report to the State of New York Industrial Cooperation Council, New York, 1989.

Bar, François, Michael Borrus, Stephen Cohen, and John Zysman,"Electronic Technologies and Economic Development: Past Performance, Future Potential", in STI Review, OECD, Spring 1989 (initially prepared for the OECD, Paris, May 1987. Information and Communications Technologies for Economic Development, BRIE Working Paper #25, Berkeley, May 1987.[HTML]

Bar, François, and John Zysman, An Assessment of Innovations Policies: France, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, Paris, January 1986.

Bar, François, "Nouvelles Technologies et Strategies Economiques", in Rapport Annuel Mondial sur le systeme Economique et les Strategies 85/86, Institut Francais de Relations Internationales, Atlas-Economica, Paris, 1985.

Bar, François, and Michael Borrus, The Impacts of Divestiture and Deregulation: Infrastructural Changes, Manufacturing Transition, and Competition in the United States Telecommunications Industry, Prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, BRIE working Paper # 12, Berkeley, September 1984.