Web assurance seals are actions taken by e-commerce vendors to increase their trustworthiness and alleviate consumers’ concerns. In their essence, web assurance seals are a product of negotiations, adoptions, and settlements among various groups of interests (e.g., seal authorities, vendors,...

While the importance of information system (IS) certifications to demonstrate compliance with security and personal data protection requirements is constantly increasing, competing (theoretical) viewpoints exist that outline the rationales for organizations to adopt certifications. The results...

Recent information privacy research has started to spark a debate about privacy infringements that happen not on an individual, but on a multi-party level. Here, a person's own information privacy is affected by the decisions of others – a phenomenon referred to as interdependent privacy....

Website providers find it increasingly difficult to convince users to accept advertisements (ads) on their websites. In this study, we investigate ad quantity customization (AQC) as a practice to counter these challenges. AQC refers to the technological means through which website providers...

Führungskräfte erkennen zunehmend, wie wichtig digitale Geschäftsmodelle sind, um die digitale Transformation in Unternehmen mit bestehenden nicht-digitalen Geschäftsmodellen erfolgreich umzusetzen. Dennoch fehlt oft das Bewusstsein für Synergien, die durch koexistente digitale und...