Signaling theory and information asymmetry in online commerce

Information and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 240-247

  Mavlanova, Tamilla ^a   Benbunan Fich, Raquel ^a   Koufaris, Marios ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse selection; Information asymmetry; Moral hazard; Signaling theory; Website signals

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE SELECTION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; E BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; HIGH QUALITY; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; LOW QUALITIES; MORAL HAZARD; ONLINE COMMERCE; QUALITY OF PRODUCT; SIGNALING THEORY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORKS;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SIGNALING; WEBSITES;

NAVIGATION;

EID: 84864748317     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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