Until recently, electronic markets were dominated by the combination of static offer schemes and fixed pricing. Static offer schemes such as online catalogues apparently bear the risk of not matching the requirements of all potential buyers. But fixing a price also imposes another risk to the seller the price might not always reflect the current market balance of supply and demand and the speci...

This paper examines the value drivers and e-business infrastructures for collaborative commerce across two distinct types of business-to-business governance arrangements in Financial Services, i.e., (a) electronic markets and (b) electronic networks. This paper addresses the changing dynamics underlying global trading communities as they evolve towards greater reach and range of services for th...

The article discusses the issues of conducting transactions for agricultural products via the Internet between businesses. In particular, it is dedicated to the so-called electronic agricultural commodity marketplaces that are virtual meeting places of buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities. The purpose of this article is an indication of the changes taking place in the agricultural mar...

In this paper we develop a framework for the ownership structures of electronic markets and contrast different alternatives by using a case study in the automotive industry. Focus is General Motors’ decision to join the industry electronic market place Covisint and Volkswagen’s decision to build an individual solution. Building on multiple theories from inter-organizational relationship formati...

The Broadband Services Expert Group in Australia, In its recent final report Networking Australia's Future, recommended support for trials of narrowband and broadband innovations. This paper briefly outlines the planning under way for major trials of lnternet and broadband In Canberra. The Canberra Telecornmunlty Project, cosrdlnated by the University of Canberra, is an attempt to monitor and t...