E-business in the 21st century : realities, challenges and outlook

Author

• Xu, Jun

Additional Author(s)

• Quaddus, M. A.

Publisher

Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2010

Language

English

ISBN

9789812836755

Series

Intelligent information systems v. 2

Subject(s)

• ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references

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Abstract

Embarking on electronic business is a challenging task. There is also a lack of clear understanding and comprehensive analysis of various issues and domains of electronic business. This book offers a very comprehensive analysis of concepts, models and infrastructures of e-business. It also presents unique observations of current e-business practices for different organizations in different economies and provides insights on the future of current leading businesses on the net and the trends of e-business. The volume will be an effective and indispensible reference book for professionals who are interested in or dealing with e-business and businesses that are embarking on e-business.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xi, 451 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill. (some col.)

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Section 1. Overview of current status of e-business.
ch. 1. Overview-part I : foundation of e-business and e-business technologies / Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus.
ch. 2. Overview-part II : B2C, B2B and other types of e-business / Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus --
Section 2. Studies of e-business issues and challenges.
ch. 3. Factors influencing online auction adoption : a China study / Mohammed Quaddus and Jun Xu.
ch. 4. Factors influencing online advertising : a national survey among small & medium enterprises in Australia / Jan Heiligtag, Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus.
ch. 5. E-learning in emerging countries : case studies of Republic of Tunisia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and People's Democratic Republic of Algeria / Imed Ben Dhaou and Foudil Abdessemed.
ch. 6. Consumers' adoption of electronic ticketing : an application in the air travel industry in Tunisia / Anis Allagui and Mohamed Slim Ben Mimoun.
ch. 7. Success factors of e-tailing : a China study / Weibing Xuan, Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus.
ch. 8. A framework for business-to-business e-commerce evaluation challenges and critical success factors / Chad Lin and Yu-An Huang.
ch. 9. The diffusion of Web 2.0 platforms : the problem of oscillating degrees of utilization / Tobias Kollmann, Christoph Stöckmann and Carsten Schröer.
ch. 10. Application of wireless technologies in mobile business / Xiangzhu Gao.
ch. 11. Theories and factors affecting electronic commerce adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) : a review / Sabah Al-Somali, Roya Gholami and Ben Clegg.
ch. 12. Factors of commercial website success in small and medium enterprises : an Indonesian study / Vera Pujani, Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus.
ch. 13. E-commerce adoption in small enterprises : an Australian study / Jahjah Hallal, Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus --
Section 3. Outlook of e-business.
ch. 14. Future of e-business, success factors and e-business opportunities / Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus.
ch. 15. Achieving sustainable e-business success : development and application of a model of e-business adoption, success and sustainable success / Jun Xu and Mohammed Quaddus.

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