This paper uses firm level data from the Flash Eurobarometer 421 survey conducted in June 2015 in 34 European countries to investigate the link between having a website and international firm activities in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). We find that firms which are present in the web...

This research explores some of the issues of Augmented reality. The objective of this research is to examine the effect of augmented reality on website quality variables such as information quality, service quality, and system quality. Moreover, we explore if the integration of AR increases the...

When shopping on the web, customers usually depend on depictions and photographs given on the website. They do this because of a lack of tangibility i.e., they can’t touch and feel the product. Many times consumers do not complete online purchases due to the intangibility of the purchase. Some...

Online mail order and online retail purchases have increased rapidly in the last five years worldwide, with Covid-19 forcing almost all non-grocery shopping to move online. These practices have increased the availability of new data sources, such as web behavioural variables providing scope for...

An increasing amount of research papers is devoted in modeling Web functions. This effort is coming from many diverse disciplines like Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Social studies and others. At this stage, a set of definitions concerning the basic Web functions is needed in order to...

The purpose of this study is to analyze whether ease of use has a significant effect on customer satisfaction, to analyze whether trust has a significant effect on customer satisfaction, to analyze whether service quality has a significant effect on customer satisfaction, to analyze whether...

Network externalities—i.e., effects on consumers' alternative-specific pay-offs of other consumers' decisions—arise in many economic settings. This paper considers the identification of discrete-choice models featuring network externalities and then uses such a model to analyze how network...

Specifically, the study arose to provide facts regarding the utilization of social media and travel websites. Individuals from the Millennial cohort who are, at the same time, working in the government sector served as respondents. They were classified based on the age (18-35) and sector....

Banking industry is advancing rapidly across the globe. With technology affecting all spheres of life, banking industry too has not been left behind. Today, majority of the banks are offering Internet banking features and services to their customers that are standardized in nature. To become...

This paper uses firm level data from the World Bank Enterprise surveys conducted in 2019 and from the COVID-19 follow-up surveys conducted in 2020 in ten European countries to investigate the link between having a website before the pandemic and firm survival until 2020 .The estimated effect of...

This paper uses firm level data from the World Bank Enterprise surveys conducted in 2019 in 18 European countries to investigate the link between having a website and firm characteristics. We find that firms which are present in the web are larger, older, more productive, and more often...

Usually, offcial and survey-based statistics guide policy makers in their choice of response instruments to economic crises. However, in an early phase, after a sudden and unforeseen shock has caused incalculable and fast-changing dynamics, data from traditional statistics are only available...

Price comparison websites, where consumers can compare prices at a search cost that is close to zero, have become increasingly common around the world. Using daily information on prices, click-throughs, and the number of retailers for a sample of consumer electronics and durable goods over a...

This paper examines price elasticities on a price comparison website and if there is a discontinuity in demand for retailers having the lowest price, or products having the highest consumer rating. Previous research is extended upon, with a larger, more recent, and more varied dataset, with...

Background: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) gained prevalent organizational and structural value in the modern economy. E-commerce is one of the sectors directly influenced by technological change. However, not all countries have the same opportunities to develop e-commerce...

The COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the growth of e-commerce in South Africa, as in global markets, strengthening online shopping exchange relationships. Businesses seek advanced models of the online shopping dimensions that are appropriate for tailoring services to customers. The data collected...

The effect of Web atmospheric clues on the purchase intention of Jordanian shoppers has been evaluated in this study, along with the interventions of Website gratification. The primary data collection for testing the research model via a survey method has been performed from Jordan's capital...

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between antecedents of trust in online shopping and purchase intention. Specifically, it examines the relationship between perceived service quality, perceived website quality, and perceived reputation, as well as the mediating role of trust in...

The relevance of sustainable tourism is unquestionable. Tourism and hospitality firms worldwide are moving toward more sustainable product offerings. However, not all firms communicate their achievements and commitments in this area. This study assesses the sustainable digital communication of...

Start-ups are young companies that are hardly known, especially during their early stages, by the relevant stakeholders. A start-up's website is, therefore, often the first point of contact for potential customers, investors, or partners. Such a website usually explains the new product or...

In a globalized environment, the organizations contribute to sustainable development and stakeholders demand more information from companies. The technology allows other means of communication: the corporate Web pages. This research studies the nature of voluntary sustainability reporting on the...

With global mobile phone usage at an all-time high, people are traveling and making travel plans on their wireless devices while on the go. This research looks at how travel websites present their offerings on smartphones. It considers the promotion and, more specifically, the branding of the...

In 2008, the SEC published guidance allowing firms to use corporate websites as an alternative disclosure channel to EDGAR. While the information content and market reaction to traditional disclosure channels such as EDGAR filings and press releases are well-documented, evidence on corporate...

This research was conducted to analyze and know the influence of Online Customer Reviews, Influencer Marketing, Website Quality, on Online Purchasing Decisions at Shopee's Online Marketplace. The analytical method used in this research is descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression...

This research was conducted to analyze and know the influence of Online Customer Reviews, Influencer Marketing, Website Quality, on Online Purchasing Decisions at Shopee's Online Marketplace. The analytical method used in this research is descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression...

In modern societies, all activities of businesses is for participating more effectively among of market competitors and in addition to their physical presence, their virtual presence is also felt. This new sort of presence has caused that at present time we can see all businesses design websites...

Exceptionally accessible and versatile web hosting can be an intricate and costly recommendation. Conventional adaptable web architectures have not just expected to execute complex answers to guarantee significant degrees of dependability. However, they have likewise required a precise traffic...

Employers are steadily increasing their reliance on technology when recruiting. On the one hand, this technology enables the wide dissemination of information and the management of large quantities of data at a relatively low cost. On the other hand, it introduces new costs and risks. The ease...

While most research on electronic commerce has focused on customer behaviour according to websites' functional tasks, consumers are influenced by many other factors such as website content and design, especially in online food shopping. This is the first study that aims to examine which...

We study the impact and interplay of social design features on the engagement behaviors toward user-generated content on Facebook business pages. By examining the introduction of the “Reactions” feature on Facebook, we aim to understand how the introduction of a new engagement feature...

This study offers a contribution to diversity and inclusion research and the professional practices of accounting firms by critically interpreting representations of gender and ethnic diversity in recruitment photographs using a critical visual methodology. We analyze photographs from the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the existing literature in behavioral finance by investigating the role played by company's investor relations website/webpage in inducing the individual investor's intention to invest in the company. The study investigates the role of...

This paper attempts to investigate the effects of the spread of COVID-19 on global e-commerce companies, where the five largest e-commerce companies in the world were chosen in terms of revenues and market value, and they were as follows: American Amazon, Chinese Alibaba, Japanese Rakuten,...

In 2006, Harvard Law School Professor Yochai Benkler proposed a wager to technology and society author Nicholas Carr. Benkler argued that by 2011 the most influential websites would be based on content produced by people engaged in peer production. Carr maintained that the lure of money and the...