The effects of digital trading platforms on commodity prices in agricultural supply chains

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 599-611

  Banker, Rajiv ^a   Mitra, Sabyasachi ^b   Sambamurthy, V ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining power; Commodity auctions; Commodity trading; Digital divide; Digital platforms; Global IT

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC TRADING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BARGAINING POWER; COMMODITY AUCTIONS; COMMODITY TRADING; DIGITAL DIVIDE; DIGITAL PLATFORMS; GLOBAL IT;

COSTS;

EID: 80051709959     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/23042798     Document Type: Article

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