This chapter highlights the differences that exist between the e-commerce (EC) perspective of SMEs and the EC perspective from the researchers’ point of view. First the main aspects of SME EC found in a literature review are pointed out and then the results of a SME survey are presented. The findings of this survey, conducted with Austrian SMEs in the automotive industry sector, show for exampl...

Webpage is a foundation to electronic commerce (EC), but webpage dispute increase in recently, which impacts the healthy development of EC seriously; however, existing theoretic outcome can’t solve the problem effectively. Therefore, based on analyzing conflict between information sharing and webpage propriety in webpage of EC, the paper demonstrates it by conflict model. Model 1 indicates that...

During recent years, the attention paid to the Internet as a global, open and hypermedia computer-mediated environment has likewise contributed to a rising public awareness about Electronic Commerce. The Institute for Information Management at the University of St. Gallen has initiated a Competence Center for Electronic Markets which focuses on the strategic potential of electronic commerce and...

It is argued that Electronic Commerce (EC) platforms can be seen as artefacts—tools that are made, used, inherited and studied within a cultural context. This context encompasses economic, historical, technical, and social values and assumptions that are focused on particular ideas and definitions (relating to the example of B2C activities and processes contained within Electronic Grocery Syste...

Over the past 20 years a variety of electronic markets have been set-up to improve the allocation of capacities in road transportation. Although existing inefficiencies and cost pressures provide a strong rationale for electronic market solutions, most attempts have failed so far. Based on an overview of the so-called electronic transportation exchanges we will analyze the factors that were inv...

Some very fundamental obstacles inhibit, or at least slow down the success and growth of Electronic Commerce. These are, among others, the lack of real comfortable and secure payment systems, as well as a lack of a trustworthy environment for business transactions. However, these requirements can not be put into practice without digital signatures. Digital signatures may be used in any of the p...

With a major proportion of research on Electronic Commerce (EC) undertaken on large corporations, and focused primarily on developed countries, little is known about the determinants of EC in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) of developing nations. This chapter explores the extent of EC use by SMEs, and provides some empirical evidence of how internal factors of firm and owner are influ...

The work in question here aims to show how contracts are the basis for carrying out electronic commerce or E-commerce, since its rule is also based on Consumer Defense Code (CDC), Law 8.078/90. In addition, it will clarify use obtain any other asset. adhesion contract, focus of our study, a contract carried where only one parties willing assume risk thing, which generally movable good and almos...

Commercial online services have increased dramatically over the last decade, especially in the field of electronic commerce (EC). The rapid development of electronic commerce has allowed people to access information and interact with global businesses. This, in combination with the advent of economical and efficient electronic capabilities, has led to the rising popularity of online auctioning....

In the past, organisations relied on traditional quantitative metrics, such as return on investment (ROI) to make decisions when investing in technology. With the advent of electronic commerce (EC), these decisions are becoming less reliant on ROI measures. Instead different driving forces are taking precedence in the decision making process. This paper presents the findings of a study of 118 S...