Do Relationships really Matter? A Study of Reverse Online Auctions

Authors: David T. Wilson; Sunil Thomas

In an open bid reverse online auction, sellers bid downward in order to win an order fromthe buyer. This research attempts to study reverse online auctions from a relationalperspective. We hypothesize that the relational antecedents to organizational usage ofreverse online auctions are commitment, trust, interdependence and performancesatisfaction and discuss the implications of our research.

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Publish Year: 2001

Conference: Oslo, Norway (2001)

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