Online Shopping Intermediaries: The Strategic Design of Search Environments

Anthony Dukes
Anthony Dukes
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089
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Lin Liu
Lin Liu
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University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816
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Anthony Dukes

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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089

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Lin Liu

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University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816

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Published Online:9 Sep 2015https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2176

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