Analyzing eBay platform strategies: An application of Meyer's product platform strategy model

Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 125-142

  Lin, Linda H ^a   Tanyavutti, Ardthawee ^a   Jindrapacha, Songwut ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MANAGEMENT; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PAPER COATING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES; E-COMMERCE; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL (CO); PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS; PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) COMMUNICATIONS; PORTLAND; PRODUCT PLATFORM MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT PLATFORMS; PRODUCT VARIETY; RAPID GROWTH; USER COMMUNITIES;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 47849127662     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349326     Document Type: Conference Paper

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