Research Article

When “Stuck in the Middle” is Not a Danger?

Volume: 9 Number: 2 December 27, 2018
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When “Stuck in the Middle” is Not a Danger?

Abstract

In the new IT-enabled network marketing, the competition goes to global and the needs and expectations of the customers change rapidly. It is easy to reach the information about the price and the quality of the competing products and services via the web by the increased accessibility and availability of market information for both buyers and sellers. It requires to compete in both cost effective and differentiated way to compete globally. In this study, the competitive forces and the competitive strategies to come up with these forces is explained in detailed and also the growing effect of the Internet and global competition on the strategy choice of the companies is discussed. This study supports the idea that being “stuck-in-the middle” is not a danger in IT-enabled network marketing and also it is necessary to be successful in the global competition.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 27, 2018

Submission Date

June 5, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 17, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Erdoğan Tarakçı, İ., & Baş, M. (2018). When “Stuck in the Middle” is Not a Danger? Journal of Internet Applications and Management, 9(2), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.431083
AMA
1.Erdoğan Tarakçı İ, Baş M. When “Stuck in the Middle” is Not a Danger? iuyd. 2018;9(2):49-63. doi:10.34231/iuyd.431083
Chicago
Erdoğan Tarakçı, İnci, and Mehmet Baş. 2018. “When ‘Stuck in the Middle’ Is Not a Danger?”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 9 (2): 49-63. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.431083.
EndNote
Erdoğan Tarakçı İ, Baş M (December 1, 2018) When “Stuck in the Middle” is Not a Danger? Journal of Internet Applications and Management 9 2 49–63.
IEEE
[1]İ. Erdoğan Tarakçı and M. Baş, “When ‘Stuck in the Middle’ is Not a Danger?”, iuyd, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 49–63, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.34231/iuyd.431083.
ISNAD
Erdoğan Tarakçı, İnci - Baş, Mehmet. “When ‘Stuck in the Middle’ Is Not a Danger?”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 9/2 (December 1, 2018): 49-63. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.431083.
JAMA
1.Erdoğan Tarakçı İ, Baş M. When “Stuck in the Middle” is Not a Danger? iuyd. 2018;9:49–63.
MLA
Erdoğan Tarakçı, İnci, and Mehmet Baş. “When ‘Stuck in the Middle’ Is Not a Danger?”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management, vol. 9, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 49-63, doi:10.34231/iuyd.431083.
Vancouver
1.İnci Erdoğan Tarakçı, Mehmet Baş. When “Stuck in the Middle” is Not a Danger? iuyd. 2018 Dec. 1;9(2):49-63. doi:10.34231/iuyd.431083

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