Title :
Electronic markets: a social analysis of technology
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bus. Studies, Edinburgh Univ.
Abstract :
Summary form only given as follows. An information society is one with systems replacing existing intermediaries to lower transaction costs and search costs for buyers. This paper analyses one of the earliest industries adopting this: the trading of slaughter livestock. Four failures of systems are considered with reference to the social analysis of technology
Keywords :
economics; electronic commerce; farming; buyers search costs reduction; electronic markets; information society; slaughter livestock trading; system failures; technology social analysis; transaction costs reduction; Agriculture; Consumer electronics; Costs; Failure analysis; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808467
