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作者：Ye, Shun; Gao, Guodong (Gordon); Viswanathan, Siva
作者单位：George Mason University; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：This study examines how sellers respond to changes in the design of reputation systems on eBay. Specifically, we focus on one particular strategic behavior on eBay's reputation system: sellers' explicit retaliation against negative feedback provided by buyers to coerce buyers into revoking their negative feedback. We examine how these strategic sellers respond to removal of their ability to retaliate against buyers. We utilize one key policy change of eBay's reputation system, which provides a...
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作者：Chan, Jason; Ghose, Anindya
作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; New York University; Korea University
摘要：Online platforms offer access to a larger social group than is generally available through offline contacts, making the Internet an emerging venue for seeking casual sex partners. The ease of seeking sex partners through classified ad sites may promote risky behaviors that increase the transmission of STDs. In this paper, using a natural experiment setup, we investigate whether the entry of a major online personals ad site, Craigslist, increases the prevalence of HIV over a 10 year period from...
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作者：O'Leary, Michael Boyer; Wilson, Jeanne M.; Metiu, Anca
作者单位：Georgetown University; William & Mary; ESSEC Business School
摘要：Using a mixed-methods approach, we develop the concept of perceived proximity, which is created through communication, shared identity, and the symbolic aspects thereof. Building on previous theoretical work, we create and validate measures of perceived proximity. Then, we compare how perceived proximity and objective distance relate to relationship quality for collocated and geographically dispersed work colleagues. Our results show that perceived proximity (i.e., a cognitive and affective se...
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作者：Gerow, Jennifer E.; Grover, Varun; Thatcher, Jason; Roth, Philip L.
作者单位：Clemson University
摘要：Research examining the relationship between IT-business strategic alignment (hereafter referred to as alignment) and firm performance (hereafter referred to as performance) has produced apparently conflicting findings (i.e., an alignment paradox). To examine the alignment paradox, we conducted a meta-analysis that probed the interrelationships between alignment, performance, and context constructs. We found the alignment dimensions (intellectual, operational, and cross-domain) demonstrate uniq...
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作者：Ludwig, Stephan; de Ruyter, Ko; Mahr, Dominik; Wetzels, Martin; Bruggen, Elisabeth
作者单位：University of Westminster; Maastricht University
摘要：User communities are increasingly becoming an essential element of companies' business processes. However, reaping the benefits of such social systems does not always prove effective, often because companies fail to stimulate members' collaboration continuously or neglect their social integration. Following communication accommodation theory, the authors posit that members' communication style alignment symbolically reflects their community identification and affects subsequent participation b...
