Objective: The objective of the study was to determine understanding and knowledge level consumers purchasing beef in a business-to-consumer (B2C) format within Kansas.

This Study proposes a mathematical model which makes it possible to rewrite the general architecture of business customer(B2C) e-commerce systems use sharing economy models and mechanisms in order extend commerce system increase its openness. To this end, while presenting utility function systems, developing has been proposed as answers customers’ requests. In answer function, activities each e...

of thesis entitled ‘Design and Implementation of the Consumer Buying Process for Mobile AGent-based Internet Commerce System (MAGICS)’ submitted by Perry Pui Yi Lam for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in October 2004. With the advent of software agent technologies, there has been considerable interest in the development of agent-based e-commerce system...

Brand extension has been recognised as a strategic asset by most companies. Faced with razor-thin margin pressures, many Asian companies are seeing the eminence of extending their successful business-to-business (B2B) brands to the business-to-consumer (B2C) market. In this paper we examine the role of the perceived fi t between a parent B2B brand and its extension product. We apply the Aaker a...

OBJECTIVE Increasing patient demand for convenient access to their own healthcare data has led to more personal use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR). With "consumer empowerment" being an important issue of EHR, we are seeing a more "patient-centric" approach of EHR from countries around the world. Researchers have reported on issues in EHR sharing including concerns on privacy and security...

Most existing econometric studies approached the issue of Internet-based Business-to-Consumer (B2C) operation by analyzing one or two specific relations, but few studies have been done to picture the entire dynamics of online (Internet-based B2C) and offline (traditional brick & mortar) operation in fast-growing industries. Taking the System Dynamics (SD) perspective, this paper offers a compre...