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An Application of an Ecological Model to Explain the Growth of Strategies of Internet Firms:: The Cases of eBay and Amazon

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  • Javalgi, Rajshekhar
  • Cutler, Bob
  • Todd, Patricia

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Companies doing business on the Internet have experienced environmental turbulence from early growth and subsequent decline as businesses failed. The Internet provides a unique opportunity to examine the evolution of a business sector over a relatively short time period. Biological models to represent and predict the competitive dynamics within a business sector have been utilized. Using the analogy of strategies used in natural systems, this paper will demonstrate the applicability of using a model of population dynamics to companies that have survived the burst of the Internet bubble, specifically the cases of Amazon and eBay.

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  • Javalgi, Rajshekhar & Cutler, Bob & Todd, Patricia, 2004. "An Application of an Ecological Model to Explain the Growth of Strategies of Internet Firms:: The Cases of eBay and Amazon," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 22(4), pages 464-470, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:22:y:2004:i:4:p:464-470
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    1. Bianco, Federica & Michelino, Francesca, 2010. "The role of content management systems in publishing firms," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 117-124.
    2. Lee, Sang-Gun & Koo, Chulmo & Nam, Kichan, 2010. "Cumulative strategic capability and performance of early movers and followers in the cyber market," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 239-255.
    3. Dou, Wenyu & Ghose, Sanjoy, 2006. "A dynamic nonlinear model of online retail competition using Cusp Catastrophe Theory," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 59(7), pages 838-848, July.
    4. Myung Ko & Narcyz Roztocki, 2009. "Investigating the Impact of Firm Strategy – Click-and-Brick, Brick-and-Mortar, and Pure-Click – on Financial Performance," Working Papers 0092, College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio.

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