In this paper, reinforcement learning is used in order to model the reputation of buying and selling agents. Two important factors, quality and price, are considered in the proposed model. Each selling agent learns to evaluate the reputation of buying agents, based on their pro ts for that seller and uses this reputation to dedicate a discount for reputable buying agents. Also, selling agents l...

The study aimed to investigate different factors of vulnerability for pathological buying in the online context and to determine whether online pathological buying has parallels to a specific Internet addiction. According to a model of specific Internet addiction by Brand and colleagues, potential vulnerability factors may consist of a predisposing excitability from shopping and as mediating va...

This study examines online group-buying from the perspectives of organizational culture and transformational leadership. A convenience sampling of 400 online group-buying individuals living in Taiwan was conducted in 2011, and this yielded 300 effective questionnaires, giving a return rate of 75%. ANOVA analyses and canonical correlation were used to examine the participants’ perceptions of org...

In this paper, we propose a market model which is based on reputation and reinforcement learning algorithms for buying and selling agents. Three important factors: quality, price and delivery-time are considered in the model. We take into account the fact that buying agents can have different priorities on quality, price and delivery-time of their goods and selling agents adjust their bids acco...

Background: Males and females have different shopping preferences behaviours that lead them to make impulsive purchases. Several factors been discussed in the prior literature would prompt However, a lack of attention has given by researchers how social environmental differ between males females. Aim: The primary purpose this study was examine whether are associated with impulse buying both Met...

BACKGROUND Our aim is to conduct an exploratory study to provide an in-depth characterization of a neighborhood's social and physical environment in relation to cardiovascular health. A mixed-methods approach was used to better understand the food, alcohol, tobacco and physical activity domains of the urban environment. METHODS We conducted this study in an area of 16,000 residents in Madrid ...

Among the various online shopping business models, one that specifically attracts the attention of Internet users is “online group buying. which is characterized by group negotiation benefits and online word-of-mouth effects. Extant online group buying research has examined topics covering pricing mechanisms, pricing models, sales performance, and online users’ motivation to participation. Wher...