Shakeouts in Digital Markets: Lessons from B2B Exchanges
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Business Administration, Management, and Operations
Business and Corporate Communications
Business Intelligence
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Management Information Systems
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Operations and Supply Chain Management
Organizational Behavior and Theory
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Shakeouts loom large in the landscape of all fast-growing markets. During the boom period, an unsustainable glut of competitors is attracted by forecasts of high growth and promises of exceptional returns. Even when the market is already crowded, more entrants keep arriving. These followers are often naïve about the barriers to entry and don't realize how many others are also poised to enter at the same time. Reality intrudes with a bust that precipitates the exit of more than 80 percent of the players through failure or acquisition. This shakeout is triggered by some combination of disappointing growth, pricing pressures that degrade profit prospects, or shortages of crucial people and financial resources.