Electronic Commerce in Business -to -Business Procurement: The Effects on Organizations

The results of the experiment can be summarized in a simple statement; while organizations do adjust to the changing environment of EC, they do so in a manner that does not radically change the structure of interactions between businesses. Businesses still deal one-on-one and they also continue to use Intermediaries. Market-spaces are used but they end up looking like Intermediaries. The number of suppliers utilized by a buyer does not radically increase; in fact, it may even shrink.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Business Administration

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Baron, John Paul

Contributors dc:contributor

• Michael J-P Shaw

• Economics, Commerce-Business

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3182219

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84539