We present a first analysis of auction markets for specialty food products. We identify auction prices, trade volume and value for domestic and foreign origin specialty ham with geographical indications (GIs) which were actually sold in online auctions in Germany within a one-month period. Applying hedonic modeling, we examine potential factors that may influence online bidding behavior and fin...

Fairs and expositions are nowadays fundamental tools for providing industrial exhibits and demonstrations. According to the International Association of Fairs & Exposition (IAFE), over 3 200 fairs are currently held in North America each year. The European Major Exhibition Centres Association (EMECA) estimates that more than 36 million visitors and upwards of 330 000 exhibitors take part in rou...

Religion is of global significance, and its study requires explanations from cognitive science. Currently, the cognitive science of religion consists of researchers working in an array of disciplines, employing diverse methods, including, among others: experimental research and modelling in psychology and neuroscience, and historical, archaeological, and comparative studies of religious cogniti...

Information Systems curriculum matters are receiving a great deal of attention as academia and industry attempt to keep abreast of rapid changes in computing technology. The DPMA and the ACM have recently revised their curriculum models to reflect these changes and many IS programs will follow in their footsteps, so that IS professionals will be able to meet future organizational needs. In an a...

There are millions of web sites, thousands of them deal with music. The project European Music Navigator (EMN) aims to build a destination site covering information on the European musical life. The EMN is implemented by the international umbrella organization IAMIC (International Association of Music Information Centres), under the project leadership of mica – music information center austria ...

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1 Comments welcome; please contact me at [email protected]. I would like to thank David Lax, my long-time co-author and collaborator, with whom many of these ideas have been jointly developed, both conceptually but especially in terms valuable to practice; see our forthcoming book, 3-D Negotiation: Creating and Claiming Value for the Long Term. I am grateful also my colleagues in the Negotiatio...

Food and agricultural commodity value chains in developing and transition countries have undergone tremendous changes in the past decades. Companies and property rights have been privatized, markets liberalized, and economies integrated into global food systems. The liberalization and privatization initially caused the collapse of statecontrolled vertical integration. More recently, private ver...