with the increased confidence in the use of the internet and the world wide web, the number of electronic commerce (e-commerce) transactions is growing rapidly. therefore, finding useful patterns and rules of users’ behaviors has become the critical issue for e-commerce and can be used to tailor e-commerce services in order to successfully meet the customers’ needs. this paper proposes an appro...

the implementation of inter-organizational systems like business- to- business e-commerce (b2b e-commerce)  is being categorized as a system with high degree of difficulty since it involves complexity of the multiple relationships and interactions between trading partners. companies need to consider their own strengths and weaknesses before making decisions to explore new b2b e-commerce without...

iran’s small and medium enterprises (smes) have been widely introduced in the market these days. in the emerging trend of electronic data interchange, iran’s political, economical and social issues have been diverted to a more aggressive approach to the world of e-commerce, that despite the shadowing issues of the past, iran already internalized the promising craft of e-commerce through various...

Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic commerce technologies are becoming increasingly important for South African (SA) apparel producers as they are integrated into global value chains and exposed to the demands of more sophisticated markets. For the SA apparel sector, B2B e-commerce represents an opportunity not only to connect with global markets but also to catch up and remain at the frontie...

Although there has been an increase in research studies of business-to-business (B2B) electronic commence (e-commerce), most studies were carried out in the United States or Europe. There are very limited studies on B2B e-commerce in the Asian context. Our effort examined Web-based B2B e-commerce initiatives in Singapore, an island of 650 km in South–East Asia. Data were collected from 108 firm...

mobile commerce is whatever electronic transfer or transaction via a mobile modem through a mobile net in which the true value or advance payment is done for goods, services or information. a mobile payment system should be beneficial for all related persons. for a payment system to be a successful system, end-user, seller, exporter and operators should see a additional value in it. end-user pr...

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The present paper refers to the usefulness of online payment through PayPal and to the development of this payment manner in Romania. PayPal is an example of a payment intermediary service that facilitates worldwide e-commerce.

Prior studies investigating business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce adoption have predominantly focused on institutional and transaction-cost theories while neglecting the influence of IT-based design characteristics on B2B e-commerce adoption. This study probes the design features of B2B exchanges, and their effects on perceived benefits, perceived costs, and intentions to adopt such exchanges. ...