Fifth International World Wide Web Conference
Economics of Web Based Business (Contd.)
Substantial Reduction In Transaction Costs
Costs Associated With Bounded Rationality
Vast Information Resources (Also Information Overload)
Importantly, More Of The Organization Becomes Externally Oriented
Collective Information Processing Capacity Of The Organization Increases
Costs Associated With Opportunism
Reduction Not By Altering Human Nature But By Reducing Information Impactedness
Reduced Profits In The Value Chain, Reduced Cost To Customer
Smaller Pie For An Industry, But Number Of Pies Will Increase!
Will Help Busisnesses Move Towards The Ideal Of Perfect Competition(?)
An Innovation That Custs Costs And Raises Productivity Increases Economic Well-Being
Romesh Diwan, Professor Of Economics At Rensselaer
Has His Doubts
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Conference Presentation
(Somendra Pant)