eBay as the "Terminator": Determining User Suspension From Feedback Ratings

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-183

  Hayne, Stephen C ^a   Wang, Haonan ^a   Mendonca, Sybil ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

feedback; online auctions; reputation; termination; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860797966     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10919392.2012.667714     Document Type: Article

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