Methodik der Untersuchung -- Theoretische Grundlagen und Determinanten des Kaufverhaltens im Online-Einzelhandel -- Explikation des Vertrauensbegriffs -- Das Partial-Least-Squares-Verfahren zur quantitativen Analyse von Strukturgleichungsmodellen -- Empirische Untersuchung zur signalbasierten...

A procurement contract is granted by a bureaucrat (the auctioneer)who is interested in a low price and a bribe from the provider.The optimal bids and bribes are derived based on an iid private costassumption. In the experiment, bribes are negatively framed (betweensubjectstreatment) to capture...

Applying an evolutionary framework, we investigate how a reputation mechanism and abuyer insurance (as used on Internet market platforms such as eBay) interact to promote trustworthinessand trust. Our analysis suggests that the costs involved in giving reliable feedbackdetermine the gains from...

Recently the phenomena of external technology exploitation (ETE) has startet to attract from scholars, business and politicians likewise alongside with a growth of markets for technology. However, the makets for technology are still characterized by inhibiting obstacles that lead to high...