Electronic Trading Hubs: Review and Research Questions
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چکیده
This paper is a first attempt to describe and assess a new business phenomenon, namely electronic trading hubs. E-Hubs use computing power and World Wide Web technology to link producers, resellers, distributors and buyers together for transaction and other purposes. Significant numbers of E-Hubs have been developed and analysts are bullish about their future. The paper provides an outline of E-Hub developments and practices, and examines the implications of E-Hubs for business and scholarly research.
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