This research conducted case studies to define the benefits, costs, and risks employed with the use of E-business in supply chain management. The case studies further explored the relationship with customers and suppliers in the supply chain based on adopting E-business initiatives. Open-ended,...

Concepts, frameworks, tools, techniques, and processes that assist management in its interaction with and direction of computer-based information systems today. Discusses the impact of the Internet, changes in the IT industry, and changes in other industries as a result of IT. Also notes the...

Delta Air Lines entered e-business with much aplomb when it agreed to providePriceline.com with its excess inventory (seats on planes) in exchange for a 10% equity position.When Priceline stock soared, Delta sold part of its holding for $750 million. Delta managementrecognized that e-business...

The development and advancement of technologies have enabled users to complete their tasks efficiently. They have also provided them with various options and alternatives to complete and achieve their tasks. In such an environment, it is imperative for a user to make informed decisions that...

Business activities are a result of carefully formed associations between different users in order to achieve certain pre-decided outcomes. Decision-making in such associations is an important step and transactional risk analysis is one of the integral processes that facilitates this step. This...

The paper extends previous UK surveys of third party e-fulfilment (3PEF) providers servicing a new segment of online retailers that has generated new sales opportunities for provision of their particular logistics needs. An index of capability transformation previously developed is applied to 6...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published [following peer-review] in International Journal of Information Management, published by and copyright Elsevier Science Ltd.

To establish an online grocery shopping service and to attract customers to it is anexpensive operation. In order to recoup those expenses, and ultimately make a profit,an online retailer needs to ensure that customers remain loyal and make repeatpurchases for as long as possible. Although...

Small firms’ use of e-business is limited, and little is known about what drives them to embrace e-business. Using survey data from 354 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK West Midlands, this paper investigates e-business use and drivers. It first discusses different growth...

"Globalization, Technology Transformation, and Entrepreneurship," Proceedings of the 2005 Academy of International Business Northeast Conference. Edited by Dr. Raj G. Javalgi. Held at Nance College of Business Administration, Cleveland State University: Cleveland, Ohio: 6-8 October 2005.