In this thesis, we investigate the effects of Information Technology (IT) and the Internet on business environments from three perspectives: the catalyst function of IT and the Internet in developing new business models, the enabler role of these technologies for emerging digital marketplaces,...

This dissertation deals with two important research problems in computer networks: resource allocation and caching. It consists of three essays in the broad research areas mentioned above. Essay 1 presents a pricing and allocation mechanism for peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. A P2P system can be...

A key question for Internet commerce is the strategic implications of technological advancements that distinguish the Internet channel from the traditional channels. One important distinction is that website technologies lead to a lower search cost on the Internet. Consequently, Internet...

The three essays in this dissertation study issues related to technology-intensive product pricing, Information Technologies (IT) workforce utilization through an emerging online channel, and IT vendor selection in online markets, respectively. The first essay considers pricing issues of...

In this thesis we identify and obtain structural results for two different problems that are motivated by electronic commerce infrastructure and bundling of information goods. Strategic implications of implementing a priority pricing scheme in an ATM-like network owned by a single firm is the...

In this thesis we identify and obtain structural results from two different issues that are motivated by new electronic commerce services and technologies. We study all problems from the consumer switching cost perspective. Analyzing protection strategies for online software distribution is the...

This research was undertaken to study two different topics: Explore the need for moving beyond BPR to an integrated process management approach to change, as suggested in the literature; and if there is such a need to move beyond BPR, then explore the need for 'retooling' the computer based tools...