Les progres technologiques et les modifications ayant touche le contexte de reglementation ont entraine une convergence des secteurs des telecommunications, de la radiodiffusion et des services informatiques. L'autoroute de l'information offre diverses options a partir du domicile, entre autre,...

This paper outlines the most appropriate information technology approaches and methodologies that can be adopted and applied to built a nationwide information infrastructure that would provide enhanced support for strategic and operational decision making in a developing countries.

Feedback mechanisms that allow partners to rate each other after a transaction are considered crucial for the success of anonymous internet trading platforms. We document an asymmetry in the feedback behaviour on eBay, propose an explanation based on the micro structure of the feedback mechanism...

This Paper examines competition between a dominant network and a challenging network with third-degree or perfect price-discrimination, allowing for arbitrary configurations of network externalities, as well as horizontal and vertical product differentiation. Domination in the coordination game...

We propose a basic theoretical model of eBay’s reputation mechanism, derive a series of implications and empirically test their validity. Our theoretical model features both adverse selection and moral hazard. We show that when a seller receives a negative rating for the first time his...

Using data from a unique pricing experiment, we investigate Vickrey’s conjecture that responsive pricing can be used to smooth both predictable and unpredictable demand shocks. Our evidence shows that increasing the responsiveness of price to demand conditions reduces the magnitude of...

The authors take a preliminary look at the interaction between patenting and standardization committee participation in the US modem industry. Both involve a much wider set of firms than the downstream modem manufacturers themselves. Not surprisingly, the two activities are highly correlated...

We study and endogenous growth model where a profit-motivated R&D sector coexists with the introduction of free blueprints invented by philanthropists. These goods are priced at marginal cost, contrary to proprietary ones, which are produced by a monopoly owned by the inventor. We show that...

The results of researches present in the specialized literature emphasize thatthe evaluation of both e-services and traditional services is based on the customers’individual experiences.This paper presents a study conducted for evaluating the e-services provided by BogdanVoda University from...