6. Economics and the Value of IS

BUNDLING OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO FIGHT AGAINST PIRACY

Xiong Zhang, Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Wei Yue, CityU, hk, Hong Kong.

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Economics of Daily-deal Websites: Advertising and Sampling Effects

Shivendu Shivendu, Information Systems, University of California Irvine, Irvine, United States.
Zhe Zhang, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.

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For a Fee: The Impact of Information Pricing Strategy on the Pattern and Effectiveness of Word-of-Mouth via Social Media

Hyelim Oh, Desautel Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Animesh Animesh, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. & Desautel Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Alain Pinsonneault, Desautel Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.

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Hotspot Economics: Procurement of Third-Party WiFi Capacity for Mobile Data Offloading

Liangfei Qiu, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
Huaxia Rui, Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States.
Andrew Whinston, Information, Risk and Operations Management, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.

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How do Infomediaries affect firms’ information strategies, and how do they impact buyer and social welfare?

Panos Markopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Ravi Aron, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Lyle Ungar, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

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News Media Channels: Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from Mobile Phone Usage

Jiao Xu, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Chris Forman, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Jun Kim, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Koert Van Ittersum, Department of Marketing, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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One-Way Mirrors and Weak-Signaling in Online Dating: A Randomized Field Experiment

Akhmed Umyarov, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Ravi Bapna, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Jui Ramaprasad, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Galit Shmueli, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India.

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PIN IT TO WIN IT: A Study of Marketing Success in “Curation-Based” Online Social Networks

E. Church, Computer Science, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock, PA, United States.
Xia Zhao, Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, United States.
Lakshmi Iyer, Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, United States.

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Playing Both Sides of the Market: Success and Reciprocity on Crowdfunding Platforms

David Zvilichovsky, Recanati Business School, Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel.
Yael Inbar, Recanati Business School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv , Israel.
Ohad Barzilay, Recanati Business School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv , Israel.

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The Disruptive Potential of Software as a Service: Validation and Application of an Ex-Ante Methodology

Natalie Kaltenecker, Institute for Information Systems and New Media, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität München, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Stefan Huesig, Faculty of Business, Economics and Management Information Systems, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Thomas Hess, Institute for Information Systems and New Media, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Michael Dowling, Faculty of Business, Economics and Management Information Systems, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

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The Impacts of Informant and Friend Relationships on Online Opinion Sharing

Yue (Katherine) Feng, HKUST, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chong (Alex) Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Michael Zhang, HKUST, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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Private Equity, Technological Investment, and Labor Outcomes

Ashwini Agrawal, Finance, New York University, New York, NY, United States.
Prasanna Tambe, Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, NY, United States.

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QUALITY-ADJUSTED CONSUMER SURPLUS FOR ONLINE LABOR MARKETS WITH ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION

Yili Hong, Management Information Systems, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Paul Pavlou, Department of MIS, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Pei-yu Chen, MIS, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.

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Technology, Interoperability, and Provision of Public Safety Networks

Yipeng Liu, Operations Management and Information Systems, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, United States.
Hong Guo, Department of Management, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States.
Barrie Nault, Management Information Systems, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS A FIRM-SPECIFIC ADVANTAGE IN INTERNATIONALIZATION OF FIRMS: THEORY AND EVIDENCE

Jisun Yu, Department of Management, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Kunsoo Han, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Sunil Mithas, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States.

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Two Sided Platforms and HIV Incidence Among the Digitally Disadvantaged

Brad Greenwood, Decisions Operations and IT, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States.
Ritu Agarwal, DOIT, Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD, United States.

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Unraveling the Information Role of Online Reviews: Distinguishing between the Competing Effect, Local and Global Peer Effects on Consumer Choice

Ying Zhang, Information Systems, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Khim Yong Goh, Department of Information Systems, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wang Qingliang, Information Systems, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.

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