Platform Preannouncement Strategies: The Strategic Role of Information in Two-Sided Markets Competition

In the current era of competition, the use of computers and allied technologies has become inevitable and it has been well recognized that Information Systems (IS) plays different roles in different industries. This paper makes an attempt to explore empirically the difference in the role of IS in the banking industry, i.e., between public sector, private sector, and foreign sector banks operating in India. The study indicates that IS plays a supportive role in public sector banks and a strategic role in private and foreign sector banks. The study also indicates that the future impact of IS does not vary significantly with the banking groups.

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Exploring Trust Building Mechanisms in Global B2B Electronic Markets

Utilizing Information Technology in Developing Strategic Alliances Among Organizations ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-893-2.ch003 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 59-73

Author(s):

Ana Rosa del Aguila-Obra ◽

Antonio Padilla-Melendez

Keyword(s):

Price Competition ◽

Electronic Markets ◽

Trust Building ◽

Electronic Communications ◽

Communications Networks ◽

Strategic Role ◽

Business To Business ◽

Organizational Cooperation ◽

Role Of Information

There have been numerous studies about business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce and market structure, most of them analyzing the relationships between buyers and sellers and the role of intermediaries. This research is based mainly on earlier papers about the role of information technology (IT) and electronic communications networks in the companies’ relationships. The use of these computerized inter-organizational networks leads to lower transaction costs, which encourages the development of electronic markets, where there is a severe price competition and greater buyer choice. In this chapter, we analyze the development of global B2B electronic markets and if these markets are becoming a way of improving trust between organizations at an international level, increasing, therefore, the inter-organizational cooperation among them. Based on the literature review and on the analysis of some global electronic markets, we define and describe these platforms, stressing the strategic role of each of the principal participating actors. Furthermore, we propose a model to explain the trust-related sources of competitive advantage for the new intermediaries in electronic markets and compare those with the off-line market’s characteristics. In addition, some propositions related with the trust-building mechanisms are defined.

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Stability and Bayesian Consistency in Two-Sided Markets

The American Economic Review ◽

10.1257/aer.20181186 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 110 (8) ◽

pp. 2625-2666 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Qingmin Liu

Keyword(s):

Information Asymmetry ◽

Rational Expectations ◽

Competitive Equilibrium ◽

Pairwise Stability ◽

Prior Beliefs ◽

Central Idea ◽

The Core ◽

Role Of Information ◽

Two Sided Markets

We propose a criterion of stability for two-sided markets with asymmetric information. A central idea is to formulate off-path beliefs conditional on counterfactual pairwise deviations and on-path beliefs in the absence of such deviations. A matching-belief configuration is stable if the matching is individually rational with respect to the system of on-path beliefs and is not blocked with respect to the system of off-path beliefs. The formulation provides a language for assessing matching outcomes with respect to their supporting beliefs and opens the door to further belief-based refinements. The main refinement analyzed in the paper requires the Bayesian consistency of on-path and off-path beliefs with prior beliefs. We define concepts of Bayesian efficiency, the rational expectations competitive equilibrium, and the core. Their contrast with pairwise stability manifests the role of information asymmetry in matching formation. (JEL C78, D40, D82, D83)

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Women and the Strategic Role of Information Dissemination through Folklore in Africa: A Case of Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe

Commonwealth Youth and Development ◽

10.25159/2663-6549/4453 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Medicine Magocha ◽

Davie Mutasa ◽

Richard N Madadzhe

Keyword(s):

Information Dissemination ◽

Formal Education ◽

Well Being ◽

African Child ◽

Qualitative Research Methodology ◽

Strategic Role ◽

The Media ◽

Role Of Information ◽

And Training

This article discusses the central “ignored” role that women play in disseminating vital societal information through folklore. It explores the limited conceptions and constructions of their roles in literature and the media today where they are confined to housekeeping duties. It argues that through story-telling—the cornerstone of communal revitalisation—women play a pivotal task in ensuring the well-being of their communities. In advancing this argument, the article takes into account the fact that folktales have formed the basis of African formal education and training, which was meant for cognitive development of the African child. The major concern is, despite the tremendous contribution of women into the development, re-engineering and redesigning of the society, women are not taken or taking themselves seriously when it comes to societal decision-making issues. This paper mainly depends on a literature review and qualitative research methodology. A sample of 25 homes was selected randomly in the Bikita District of Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe. Data were collected orally from the story-tellers. Thereafter, an analysis was undertaken to establish the strategic role of women in disseminating information.

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Strategic Role of Information and Information Technology in Shop Floor Control in Footwear Industry Sector

Robotics, Automation, and Control in Industrial and Service Settings - Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8693-9.ch008 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 225-242

Author(s):

Sergio Ricardo Mazini

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Production Process ◽

Resource Planning ◽

Shop Floor ◽

Shop Floor Control ◽

Footwear Industry ◽

Floor Control ◽

Strategic Role ◽

Role Of Information

This chapter presents an approach to the strategic role of information and information technology in the shop floor control in footwear industry sector, pointing and tracking through the various stages of the production process. Discusses the importance of industries perform monitoring of production processes, with the goal of identifying information needs, actions and solutions that will contribute to the improvement and efficiency of the production process. The chapter also discusses the contribution of information technology to the information systems of companies, through the resources and solutions available today, such as Enterprise Resource Planning - ERP, Manufacturing Resource Planning - MRP and Shop Floor Control - SFC. The research method is the case study conducted in firm located in an industrial Brazilian footwear. This study examines the use of a solution called GradeSFC tracking and pointing of the production process.

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