An Exploratory Study of the Emerging Role of Electronic Intermediaries

• Published in: International journal of electronic commerce Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 7 - 20
• Main Authors: Bailey, Joseph P., Bakos, Yannis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 01.04.1997; M. E. Sharpe, Inc
• Subjects: Business to business; Customers; Disintermediation; Electronic commerce; Electronic data interchange; electronic markets; Information goods; Information intermediaries; Information technology; intermediaries; Internet; Internet commerce; Trade intermediaries

It is often argued that as electronic markets lower the cost of market transactions, traditional roles for intermediaries will be eliminated, leading to "disintermediation". We discuss the findings of an exploratory study of intermediaries in electronic markets that suggest that markets do...