An application of an ecological model to explain the growth of strategies of internet firms: The cases of eBay and amazon

European Management Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 464-470

  Javalgi, Rajshekhar ^a   Cutler, Bob ^a   Todd, Patricia ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUBRIZOL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; e Commerce; eBay; Ecological models; Growth strategies; Internet; Population growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644260406     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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