The Importance of Individual Characteristics on Consideration Sets for Online Auction Buyers

In this research, we extend online auction theory by considering set theory in terms of a staged buying process. Success of online auction marketplaces depends on the efficacy of individual buyers searching for and finding desired items for bidding. Searches that lead to consideration sets with too...

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Autores principales: Drake,John R, Hall,Dianne J, Byrd,Terry Anthony
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universidad de Talca 2012
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-187620120002000032018-10-12The Importance of Individual Characteristics on Consideration Sets for Online Auction BuyersDrake,John RHall,Dianne JByrd,Terry Anthony Online auctions Personal characteristics Self-regulation Trusting disposition Decision support Search Consideration set In this research, we extend online auction theory by considering set theory in terms of a staged buying process. Success of online auction marketplaces depends on the efficacy of individual buyers searching for and finding desired items for bidding. Searches that lead to consideration sets with too many or too few options may result in a suboptimal choice. Results from this study suggest that certain personal characteristics may impact the number of auctions considered when filtering the awareness set to the consideration set. The findings suggest that design and management of online auction marketplaces should be refined to facilitate these individual traits such that individual search strategies are maximized.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de TalcaJournal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research v.7 n.2 20122012-08-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-18762012000200003en10.4067/S0718-18762012000200003
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topic Online auctions
Personal characteristics
Self-regulation
Trusting disposition
Decision support
Search
Consideration set
spellingShingle Online auctions
Personal characteristics
Self-regulation
Trusting disposition
Decision support
Search
Consideration set
Drake,John R
Hall,Dianne J
Byrd,Terry Anthony
The Importance of Individual Characteristics on Consideration Sets for Online Auction Buyers
description In this research, we extend online auction theory by considering set theory in terms of a staged buying process. Success of online auction marketplaces depends on the efficacy of individual buyers searching for and finding desired items for bidding. Searches that lead to consideration sets with too many or too few options may result in a suboptimal choice. Results from this study suggest that certain personal characteristics may impact the number of auctions considered when filtering the awareness set to the consideration set. The findings suggest that design and management of online auction marketplaces should be refined to facilitate these individual traits such that individual search strategies are maximized.
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Hall,Dianne J
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