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Länderspezifische Effekte von Reputation und Information in Internetauktionen

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  • Christopher Schlägel

    (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg)

  • Birgitta Wolff

    (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg)

Abstract

Zusammenfassung Elektronische Märkte, wie eBay und Amazon, bieten Käufern und Verkäufern eine Plattform, die den Handel von Gütern und Dienstleistungen von geographisch getrennten Transaktionspartnern ermöglicht. Gleichzeitig führen die räumliche und zeitliche Trennung der Transaktionspartner zu Informationsasymmetrien und einseitigen spezifischen Investitionen, die ein opportunistisches Verhalten der Transaktionspartner begünstigen können. Die Plattformbetreiber nutzen Reputationssysteme, um auf der Basis der Erfahrung vorheriger Transaktionspartner die asymmetrischen Informationen zu reduzieren. Bei der Internationalisierung von Onlinemarktplätzen wurden die gleichen Reputationssysteme in Ländern implementiert, deren formelle und informelle Rahmenbedingungen sich teilweise stark unterscheiden. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht auf der Basis eines umfangreichen Datensatzes den Einfluss von Reputation auf die Ergebnisse verschiedener Transaktionsphasen bei eBay Auktionen und vergleicht die Reputationseffekte zwischen Länderclustern mit unterschiedlicher Unsicherheitsvermeidung und dem damit verbundenen Grad zu dem die Individuen eines Landes strukturierte Situationen gegenüber ungewissen Situationen präferieren. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass in Ländern mit niedriger Unsicherheitsvermeidung die Verkäuferreputation einen stärkeren Einfluss auf die Verkaufswahrscheinlichkeit bewirkt, während in Ländern mit höherer Unsicherheitsvermeidung die Käuferreputation einen stärkeren Effekt auf die Anzahl der Bieter und den Auktionspreis hat. Hieraus ergeben sich Folgen für die länderspezifische Gestaltung von Reputationssystemen in internationalen elektronischen Märkten.

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  • Christopher Schlägel & Birgitta Wolff, 2010. "Länderspezifische Effekte von Reputation und Information in Internetauktionen," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 62(62), pages 14-41, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sjobre:v:62:y:2010:i:62:d:10.1007_bf03373745
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    Keywords

    D44; D81; D82; L14; L15;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality

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