This paper considers ordered vector spaces with arbitrary closed cones and establishes a number of characterization results with applications to monotone comparative statics (Topkis (1978), Topkis (1998), Milgrom and Shannon (1994)). By appealing to the fundamental theorem of calculus for the...

Very little theoretical work has been done that truly helps e-marketplace managers understand and craft strategy. To help fill this gap the Temple Framework, which is introduced in this article, has been developed. This theoretical framework explains how e-marketplaces, in order to achieve...