This paper assesses why it’s important for businesses to make the commitment to engage in an effective e-commerce strategy. In a tough economy like the one we are currently experiencing, engaging in the pursuit of internet sales is a legitimate way for businesses to grow their market share. In...

Research suggests that new information technologies can improve the functionality of business processes, leading to improved firm profitability. However, new technologies are not equal in their contributions to a company’s bottom line. Further, there is some debate as to whether early adopters...

The recent stagnation of electronic commerce highlights the need to understand contemporary online consumer behavior. This study incorporates current user demographics and emerging Internet activities to dynamically model the determinants of two key measurements of recent online shopping, a...

E-commerce is extensively used in all types of business, including manufacturing companies, retail stores, and service firms. This paper reviews prior research, examines the origins of e-commerce, identifies e-risks, describes retail trade on the Internet, defines virtual business, identifies...

This study discusses the influence of technology acceptance factors, website service quality, and specific holdup cost, towards Indonesian online bookstores’ customers e-satisfaction and e-loyalty. Data processed by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in LISREL 8.51 program and SPSS 17....

Selling products related to publisher activities is nothing new. But over recent years, the breadth, range, and scope of eCommerce opportunities available to publishers has expanded greatly.This report looks in-depth at those publishers harnessing eCommerce to great effect, including BuzzFeed,...

In consumer-to-consumer online platforms that enable selling (e.g., eBay, Taobao) or sharing (e.g., Airbnb, Uber) of goods and services, information asymmetry between providers (e.g., sellers, hosts, drivers) and consumers (e.g., buyers, guests, passengers) pose challenges. Such platforms...

French Abstract: L’objectif de cette étude est de comprendre comment une communauté virtuelle pourrait influencer la confiance envers un cybermarchand. Une étude qualitative sémantique assistée par le logiciel Tropes® a mis évidence trois éléments pouvant influencer la confiance, à...

Electronic commerce is the new technology that companies use to offer a variety of their products and services at low prices to consumers. Consumers exist that ask just how safe it is to give personal information at the time of making a commercial transaction. This research was geared towards...

By now, almost every business has an internet presence, and is likely engaged in e-commerce. What are the major risks perceived by those engaged in e-commerce and electronic payment systems? What potential risks, if they become reality, may cause substantial increases in operating costs or...