The purpose of this paper is to find a better B2C environment through collecting what information and supporting interfaces are provided on current B2C web sites. We build a checklist based on the framework of B2C consumer behavior model and used it to evaluate current B2C web sites among three...

Ubiquitous commerce or u‐commerce is the combination of traditional e‐commerce and wireless, television, voice and silent commerce. U‐commerce implies ubiquity, universality, uniqueness and unison. It is not a replacement for other types of commerce, but an extension of them. While...

Purpose – To identify the content of virtual private network, the suitability of virtual private network for e‐commerce transactions, and the economics issue of virtual private network. Design/methodology/approach – A range of virtual private network concepts and technologies are...

Purpose – To investigate the relationship between organizational characteristics and enterprise information portal (EIP) adoption, and the relationship between EIP implementation and e‐business performance. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses questionnaire survey method to...

Purpose – Despite rapid expansion of e‐business, the research on corresponding evaluation is relatively rare. This paper studies the factors that impact how companies evaluate their e‐business projects. Design/methodology/approach – Paper starts with conceptualization of factors that...

Purpose – To determine the status of internet and e‐commerce adoption by the Taiwan semiconductor industry, the research is designed to help government and enterprise in formulating strategic plans and making resource allocation decisions. Design/methodology/approach – Using the...

Purpose – The primary purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive strategy for performance, reliability and scalability (PSR) testing of multi‐tier web applications. Design/methodology/approach – The strategy for PSR testing is presented primarily through examination of the...

Purpose – This study seeks to explore the possibility of adopting the interactive TV (iTV) as an alternative for the PC at the user‐end and also to explore the corresponding practicability for any firm which wants to play an active role in the commerce associated with the iTV....

Purpose – To identify what constitutes web site quality or what makes a web site effective. Design/methodology/approach – This article examines and integrates four sets of factors that capture e‐commerce web site quality using an IS success model: system quality, information quality,...

Purpose – This study targeted members of online travel communities to explore the factors that affect the experience of flow and how flow affects the transaction intentions of these members. Design/methodology/approach – In order to test this model, data were collected via an online...