This research shows that auction duration and description are two essential auction design parameters that function as screening mechanisms for bidder quality on popular online outsourcing platforms that use buyer-determined reverse auctions in order to find service providers. Using data from a...

Amid the technologies which have caught the attention of business in recent times, the website has been one of the most discussed and debated. In light of the recent dotcom bust, many critics are arguing that websites are less valuable in commercial environments than first thought. eBay however...