In the explosive growth of Business to Business (B2B) Electronic Trades, electronic markets have received a great deal of attention recently. The obtained profit of trading in E-B2B market encourage market participants to remain in the market. Market participants consist of: sellers, buyers, and market owner. In this paper the expected profit function for each market participant has been define...

in the explosive growth of business to business (b2b) electronic trades, electronic markets have received a great deal of attention recently. the obtained profit of trading in e-b2b market encourage market participants to remain in the market. market participants consist of: sellers, buyers, and market owner. in this paper the expected profit function for each market participant has been define...

Because small and medium sized businesses form the basis of the national economy, creating conditions under which they can maintain stable growth in a more competitive environment is a principal challenge for continuous economic growth. Due to a lack of managerial resources in practice, however, they experience difficulties in raising funds and accessing the financial market. On the other hand,...

This chapter explores the private and social desirability of information transparency of a business-to-business (B2B) electronic market that provides an online platform for information transmission. The abundance of transaction data available on the Internet tends to make information more transparent in B2B electronic markets. In such a transparent environment, it becomes easier for firms to ob...

The use of information technology in business-to-business transactions (commonly referred to as B2B ECommerce) has gained a lot of attention throughout the last years. Even though the euphoria about the possibilities of using electronic media has subsided, IT has subtly altered the way companies do transactions. B2B E-Commerce can take many different forms (EDI, E-Shops, etc.). In this research...

The last two years have seen a rapid development of the use of the Internet in doing economic transactions (E-Commerce). Now that the euphoria has subsided, it is necessary to closely examine which E-Commerce applications will remain and why. Our paper will focus on Electronic B2B Marketplaces. We first define and classify this category of e-commerce and present the value generating models depl...

In recent years there has been a remarkable increase in information exchange between organizations due to changes in market structures and new forms of business relationships. The increase in the volume of business-to-business (B2B) transactions has contributed significantly to the expanding need for electronic systems that could effectively support communication between collaborating organizat...

This paper describes research supporting the development of a conceptual model for understanding the sources of business value of Business-to-Business (B2B) Electronic Markets. Based on six case studies and an analysis of current literature, Aggregation, Matching, and Integration emerged as the three key sources of business value. The framework provides a structured and systematic approach for ...

Abstract. Although most of the predicted consequences of the internet-revolution in the 90s did not become reality, the internet has lead to sustainable changes in the organization of most industries. In particular, this is true for business-to-business (B2B) relations between firm. An obvious ‘proof’ for this is the rising number of socalled electronic markets—especially for B2B transactions—s...

Internet and Web technology starts to penetrate many aspects of our daily life. Its importance as a medium for business transactions will growth exponentially during the next years. In terms of the involved market volume the B2B area will hereby be the most interesting area. Also it will be the place, where the new technology will lead to drastic changes in established customer relationships an...