Exploring decision rules for sellers in business-to-consumer (B2C) internet auctions

International Journal of e-Business Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Baker, Jeff ^a   Song, Jaeki ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B2C e commerce; Data mining; Decision support; Electronic markets; Internet commerce; Internet economy; Online auctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249138187     PISSN: 15481131     EISSN: 1548114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jebr.2008010101     Document Type: Article

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