Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Business information through Spain's Chambers of Commerce: meeting business needs

From different public and private instances, mechanisms have been set in action that allow for companies to obtain information in order to make decisions with a stronger foundation. This article is focused on the description of an entire information system for the business world, developed in the realm of the Chambers of Commerce of Spain, which have given rise to the creation of an authentic n...

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Electronic Commerce within the Chinese Banking Industry

Electronic Commerce (EC) enables business transactions to be conducted electronically, offering many benefits to organisations. While EC has been widely adopted across industry sectors in developed countries, its adoption in developing countries has not been widespread. At the moment, there are relatively fewer studies of EC adoption in developing countries compared to those in developed countr...

Mobile Commerce in the Automobile Industry

E-commerce continues to grow however this will not mature until it becomes truly mobile information available anywhere, anytime and to anybody. Applying mobile access to computing creates both tremendous commercial opportunities and complexity. It is becoming increasingly portable, as well as convenient as the wireless terminals can be installed in automobile dashboards and embedded in all mann...

E-commerce Adoption in the Insurance Industry

While other industries within the financial sector have vigorously embraced the Internet to obtain sustainable competitive advantage, the insurance industry has been slow to fully adopt ecommerce. This article examines the barriers as well as the success factors involved in making the transition to a Web-enabled insurance model. Emerging standards and technologies that will make possible the ne...