Emergence of P2P systems had an unquestionable impact on data and media interchange over the internet, to the point of seriously challenging traditional actors of the music business field. Technical issues concerning the deployment of P2P networks are more or less well described, they rely on well-known transmission protocols and benefit from the mass-effect of Internet. But for the moment, the...

This article presents the preliminary findings from an explorative case study concerning barriers, benefits and use of SMEs adoption of business-to-business Internet commerce. The main findings were that SMEs embrace the Internet mainly just by chance (J-B-C); the government and public administration are seen as the main change agents in the adoption and diffusion of Internet commerce among SME...

Improved understanding of issues affecting uptake of innovative technology is important for the further development of e-business and its integration into mainstream business activities. An explanatory theory that can provide a more effective instrument for determining acceptance levels should therefore be of interest to IS practitioners and researchers alike. The authors aimed to establish whe...

The literature on retailers' range rationalization is limited and focuses primarily the consequences thereof from a consumer perspective. Drawing extant research buyer-supplier relationships, brand management, market orientation (MO) in business-to-business (B2B) markets, our explores antecedents of product de-listing retail channels. It unlocks link between relationship duration by examining r...

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) has brought about first and foremost by the nonstop changing businesses. New products, new customers, new partners, new counterparts, and ambitious business process management implay ongoing software modifications. Point-to-point integration of enterprise resource planning systems, legacy systems and other enterprise applications cause out of control costs as...

knowledge management strategy is mentioned as one of the most important success factors for implementing knowledge management. the km strategy selection is a complex decision that requires consideration of several factors. for evaluation and selection of an appropriate knowledge management strategy in organizations, many factors must be considered. the identified factors and their impact on kno...

An appropriate information and logistics structure is of paramount importance for the local fresh food supply chain, which is characterized by market fragmentation and little coordination among suppliers and customers. Mobile communication technologies can help meet this goal because of their large diffusion and real time information management. In this context, a System Dynamics model is devel...

Information systems (IS) are complex phenomena. For instance, the diffusion of IS in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) depends on various levels of networked, localized, and changing determinants, such as the ones related to the adopter organizations, decision makers, technologies, complementary innovations, business partners, professional groups, universities, and government policies. This c...

With the advent of globalization, economic and financial interactions among countries have become widespread. Given technological advancements, the factors of production can no longer be considered to be just labor and capital. In the pursuit of economic growth, every country has sensibly invested in international cooperation, learning, innovation, technology diffusion and knowledge. In this pa...