The increasing pervasiveness of the Internet has dramatically changed the way that consumers shop for goods. Consumer …

about two different categories of content: content from regular Internet social networking and community (SNC) sites and …

reduction in required transaction costs: learning, reputation building and platform policy. I show that all three are likely …

reputation, certification, and language characteristics on the chances of winning outsourcing contracts. Using a comprehensive … variables change under different contract forms. Our results show that online reputation is an important predictor of success … mitigate the typical Matthew Effect associated with online reputation systems. Contrary to popular belief, certifications do …

The phenomenon of sponsored search advertising where advertisers pay a fee to Internet search engines to be displayed … originally searching for on the Internet. …

How did the diffusion of the Internet affect performance and product quality in the airline industry? We argue that the … growth patterns in Internet access, we find a positive relationship between Internet access and scheduled flight times. The …. We also find that despite longer scheduled flight times, flight delays increased as passengers gained Internet access …