Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce has gained insignificance throughout the business world, but little research has been doneregarding its viability, commercial potential, and impact on other businesses.This study investigates the firm, context, and innovation characteristics ofB2B...

This thesis covers several aspects of competition economics which are analyzed empirically or experimentally. It can be divided into two parts. Chapters 2 and 3 study how competition outcomes (in contests, respectively consumer markets) are affected by the design of the competitive environment....