How Digital Communication Technology Shapes Markets Redefining Competition, Building Cooperation /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bhatt, Swati (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Advances in the Economics of Innovation and Technology
• Θέματα: Communication.; Industrial organization.; Economic policy.; Culture - Economic aspects.; Economics.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Cultural Economics.; Industrial Organization.; Media and Communication.; Communication Studies.

This Palgrave Pivot explores how communication technology such as the Internet has changed the nature of trade, focusing especially on economy-wide reductions in company size (granularity) and the role of retailers (disintermediation). By increasing access to comparative data, influencing conception...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. The Technology: Has Digital Communication Technology Changed the Way Markets Function? Competition or Cooperation?
• 2. The Drivers: Connectivity, Data, and Attention
• 3. The Trends: Granularity, Behemoths, and Cooperation
• 4. The Independent Contractor and Entrepreneurship in Labor Markets
• 5. The On-Demand Economy and How We Live: Communication, Information, Media, and Entertainment
• 6. The Sharing Economy: Information Cascades, Network Effects, and Power Laws
• 7. The Private World of Sharing and Cooperation: Lines not Walls
• 8. The Internet and Regulation: Freedom Necessitates Oversight
• 9. The Conclusion: We Cooperate to Better Comprehend.