Sunday 27 January 2013

Economics 10



This essay seeks to dissect cost structure issues and advance arguments on whether lower transaction cost positions small firms well to equally compete in an ecommerce environment with large firms in supplying information goods and services. In addition it looks to explain how network externality affects firm operating strategies.
            In the contemporary business world, large firms often dominate markets in the supply of goods and services. The aforementioned is not limited to only commodity market as it is also evident in information market where information goods and services are often supplied by large firms. Often at this state, small firms are locked out of the market as large firms have huge capital base and are able to survive from low profits. However, given low pricing of information goods and services, small firms are unable to meet their costs of production. Yes, Low transaction costs in ecommerce will position small firms well to compete with larger firms (Gangopadhyay, 2002). The aforementioned is relatively because the transaction costs will be similar across the market and small firms will be able to meet their production costs.
            According to Hirschey (2008), network externality is change in either a benefit or surplus that is accrued by an individual from a good or service given that the number of other individuals consuming the same commodity changes. Network externality often has adverse effects on a firm operating strategies and cost. For example, given that popularity of a given good produced by a firm increases, the good will relatively increase in values as more consumers will be willing to use it. Here, a firm will be forced to relook into its strategies and align it well with the market changes. For example, the prices of the good will be adjusted upwards, production of the good will be increased (Gangopadhyay, 2002).

References
Gangopadhyay, A. (2002). Managing Business With Electronic Commerce: Issues and Trends. Pennsylvania: Idea Group Inc (IGI).
Hirschey, M. (2008). Managerial Economics. New York: Cengage Learning.

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