Does competition promote trust and trustworthiness in Online trading? An experimental study

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-170

  Bolton, Gary ^a,b   Loebbecke, Claudia ^c   Ockenfels, Axel ^c  

^a Department of Economics and Executive Programs ^*

^b Laboratory of Economic Management and Auctions

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competitive markets; Experimental economics; Feedback systems; Information economics; Moral hazard; Online markets; Reputation; Signaling theory; Social networks; Trust

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FEEDBACK CONTROL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITIVE MARKETS; EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ECONOMICS; MORAL HAZARD; ONLINE MARKETS; REPUTATION; SIGNALING THEORY; TRUST;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 66549094559     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222250207     Document Type: Article

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