E-business In The 21st Century: Realities, Challenges And Outlook

by Jun Xu, Mohammed Quaddus

Overview

Embarking on electronic business is a challenging task. There is also a lack of clear understanding and comprehensive analysis of various issues and domains of electronic business. This book offers a very comprehensive analysis of concepts, models and infrastructures of e-business. It also presents unique observations of current e-business practices for different organizations in different economies and provides insights on the future of current leading businesses on the net and the trends of e-business. The volume will be an effective and indispensible reference book for professionals who are interested in or dealing with e-business and businesses that are embarking on e-business.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812836748
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/04/2009
Series:	Intelligent Information Systems , #2
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction v

Contents ix

Section 1 Overview of Current Status of E-Business 1

Chapter 1 Overview-Part I: Foundation of E-business and E-business Technologies Jun Xu Mohammed Quaddus 3

Chapter 2 Overview-Part II: B2C, B2B and Other Types of E-business Jun Xu Mohammed Quaddus 35

Section 2 Studies of E-Business Issues and Challenges 63

Chapter 3 Factors Influencing Online Auction Adoption: A China Study Mohammed Quaddus Jun Xu 65

Chapter 4 Factors Influencing Online Advertising: A National Survey Among Small & Medium Enterprises in Australia Jan Heiligtag Jun Xu Mohammed Quaddus|97

Chapter 5 E-learning in Emerging Countries: Case Studies of Republic of Tunisia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Imed Ben Dhaou Foudil Abdessemed 155

Chapter 6 Consumers' Adoption of Electronic Ticketing: An Application in the Air Travel Industry in Tunisia Anis Allagui Mohamed Slim Ben Mimoun 171

Chapter 7 Success Factors of E-tailing: A China Study Weibing Xuan Jun Xu Mohammed Quaddus 189

Chapter 8 A Framework for Business-to-Business E-commerce Evaluation Challenges and Critical Success Factors Chad Lin Yu-An Huang 233

Chapter 9 The Diffusion of Web 2.0 Platforms: The Problem of Oscillating Degrees of Utilization Tobias Kollmann Christoph Stöckmann Carsten Schröer 255

Chapter 10 Application of Wireless Technologies in Mobile Business Xiangzhu Gao 275

Chapter 11 Theories and Factors Affecting Electronic Commerce Adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Review Sabah Al-Somali Roya Gholami Ben Clegg 301

Chapter 12 Factors of Commercial Website Success in Small and Medium Enterprises:An Indonesian Study Vera Pujani JunXu Mohammed Quaddus 331

Chapter 13 E-commerce Adoption in Small Enterprises: An Australian Study Jahjah Hallal Jun Xu Mohammed Quaddus 365

Section 3 Outlook of E-Business 395

Chapter 14 Future of E-business, Success Factors and E-business Opportunities Jun Xu Mohammed Quaddus 397

Chapter 15 Achieving Sustainable E-business Success: Development and Application of a Model of E-business Adoption, Success and Sustainable Success Jun Xu Mohammed Quaddus 415