The emerging role of electronic marketplaces on the Internet
Communications of the ACM
Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time to Event Data
Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Modeling of Time to Event Data
International Diffusion of Digital Mobile Technology: A Coupled-Hazard State-Based Approach
Information Technology and Management
Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (10th Edition)
Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (10th Edition)
Survival analysis using sas®: a practical guide
Survival analysis using sas®: a practical guide
An Empirical Investigation of Third-Party Seller Rating Systems in E-Commerce: The Case of buySAFE
Journal of Management Information Systems
Understanding early diffusion of digital wireless phones
Telecommunications Policy
Should we collude? Analyzing the benefits of bidder cooperation in online group-buying auctions
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
A Hybrid Firm's Pricing Strategy in Electronic Commerce Under Channel Migration
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Incentive mechanisms, fairness and participation in online group-buying auctions
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Event history, spatial analysis and count data methods for empirical research in information systems
Information Technology and Management
Store survival in online marketplace: An empirical investigation
Decision Support Systems
Examining the growth of digital wireless phone technology: A take-off theory analysis
Decision Support Systems
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More than 5,000 Internet firms have failed since the beginning of 2000. One common perception is that the downturn in the economy drove many firms out of business. But then, why have some firms survived? In this research, we provide an empirical analysis by examining how the business model characteristics of an Internet firm affect its survival. We analyze a panel data set of 130 public Internet firms using two different techniques: non-parametric survival analysis, and the semiparametric Cox proportional hazards model. We characterize the survival rates throughout the lifetimes of the public Internet firms in our sample. Our results reveal that smaller firms that facilitate customer-provider interactions, are transaction brokers, and that rely on advertising as their primary source of revenue sources have had a lower likelihood of bankruptcy or failure. In addition, the detrimental effects on failing to serve as interaction platforms for individuals and businesses, and a larger firm size diminish over time as Internet firms mature, and the weaker ones are forced out of the marketplace. Our research also points out important dimensions of an Internet firm's business model that affect its survival.