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Aris Kleidas's avatar

Hi! As I am particularly interested in the subject due to my thesis topic I have some questions :

1) Can we consider the swift to the reseller mode (and as a result any change in the marketplace-reseller continuum) as an entry decision to another market?

2)If yes, is there any way to model this decision considering the competition?

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Andrei Hagiu's avatar

I don't see why it would be a different market. What we describe is change in business model, but same market.

Modeling the positioning decision as a function of where competitors are positioned seems like an interesting research question indeed. You can take a look at our "Marketplace or reseller" and "Controlling vs Enabling" Management Science papers for ideas on how to model.

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Bob Solomon's avatar

Consistently great content!

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Andrei Hagiu's avatar

Thanks for the kind words.

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