Cases on Global IT Applications and Management: Successes and Pitfalls,edited by F. B. Tan. Hershey,PA: Idea Group Publishing, 2002. x + 306 pp., ISBN 1-930708-16-5 |
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Authors: | Eileen M Trauth |
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Institution: | Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Abstract: | Electronic markets are increasingly gaining scientific and economic attention. In order to realize their often postulated rationalization potential, a closer look into their organization is necessary. New institutional economics provides a body of theory well suited for this task. Transaction cost theory helps to understand why transactions are more often conducted via markets and why those markets require organization. Principal-agent theory explains future (dis-)intermediation structures in electronic markets. Finally, property rights theory helps to understand why a certain level of market intransparency will remain in electronic markets. |
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Keywords: | Electronic Commerce Intermediation Market Structure Market Transparency Principal-agent Theory Property Rights Theory Transaction Cost Theory |
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