The Role of Power Distance and Explanation Facility in Online Bargaining Utilizing Software Agents

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 27-43

  Lim, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Culture; Explanation; Negotiation support systems; Online bargaining; Power distance; Software agents

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (NSS); ONLINE BARGAINING; POWER DISTANCE;

SOFTWARE AGENTS;

EID: 1542305667     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2004040102     Document Type: Review

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