Survival determinants can influence important strategic decisions. Analysis of longitudinal data on 418 online retailers in fourteen Bizrate product categories yields insights into key survival determinants. Survival tends to be easier for introductory versus growth stage entrants. Survival,...

John Sutton's (1991) widely acclaimed book on sunk costs and market structure contains several robust predictions. The authors' empirical results across exogenous and endogenous sunk cost markets support most of Sutton's robust predictions. Exogenous sunk cost markets have lower minimum values...

The study consists of two essays investigating different aspects of e-tailing dynamics. The first one uses archival data from public sources on 335 online retailers. Business characteristics covered are order of market entry, single-channel e-tailer, and e-tailer age. After controlling for other...