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Dominant or apparently dominant internet platform increasingly become subject to both antitrust investigations and …
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barriers they perceive to adopt the Internet, and the types of e-commerce activities they implement in their companies. In … results obtained show that the motivation for entrepreneurship based on family tradition is related to less Internet adoption … with Internet use for relationship purposes with clients and suppliers. This information is considered relevant in …
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This paper investigates the link between product quality and price setting for central processing units (CPUs). Using thousands of price quotes from a popular price-comparison website, we find that market fundamentals, such as the number of sellers, median price, share of convenient prices and...
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Despite substantial efforts to help consumers search in more intuitive ways, text search remains the predominant tool for product discovery online. In this paper, we explore the effects of visual and textual cues for search refinement on consumer search and purchasing behavior. We collaborate...
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Purpose - this paper aims to analyse the business efficiency of the Alibaba platform at the beginning and during the COVID-19 crisis. Methodology/Design - The research is based on the official financial reports of the platform as well as on the reports of other specialized agencies that monitor...
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This paper examines how Internet ventures operate as intermediaries serving both upstream sources of content and … applications as well as downstream consumers. Alibaba, Baidu, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Tencent and other Internet … considers how governments can respond to the onset of price and quality of service discrimination within the Internet ecosystem …
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Internet is an important instrument for small businesses if it will be use correctly, otherwise it can be a very … dangerous problem; in all cases Internet has start a process of renovation that is changing at all the way of doing business …. Essay will study Internet and its different approaches with small businesses; it takes in consideration some aspects as …
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This paper explores the definition, measurement, and policy implications of digital trade, proposing a tentative typology of digital trade that can be used to unpack transactions and analyse the issues. Digitalisation is changing what and how we trade: from digital delivery to greater physical...
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This paper uses data collected from eBay's website to identify why buyers fail to leave (negative) feedback in online markets. Empirical results confirm that the fear of retaliation may be an important motivation for buyers not to leave (negative) feedback, while the time and effort cost of...
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This article uses the example of one of the best-known global payment systems provided by an online platform, PayPal, to analyze the role of private legal orders in creating new markets beyond jurisdictional borders. It shows that a relatively uniform legal order reduces risks involved in...
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