Doing Business Electronically A Global Perspective of Electronic Commerce [Paperback]

This volume presents a global perspective on the major areas of electronic commerce, including (but not limited to) those related to the World Wide Web. It does not focus on technical issues, but instead examines the commercial, social and cultural aspects of electronic commerce, including buyer-seller relationships, consumer decision making, information strategy, EDI, electronic banking, information systems for electronic banking, and channel integration.Electronic commerce is regarded as one of the most important commercial uses of information technology in recent times. As more and more companies adopt networking technology, ways of doing business are changing dramatically and electronic commerce is proving invaluable for dealing with suppliers, customers and partners distributed across the globe. This volume provides a collection of readings covering all the major areas of electronic commerce, including those related to the World Wide Web. It does not focus on technical issues, but instead examines the general, commercial, social and cultural aspects of using electronic commerce. It will be invaluable reading material for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses in Electronic Commerce and Computer-Mediated Communication. It will also provide supplementary reading for courses in Business Information Technology, Information Systems, Organisational Change and Project Management.1. Introduction.- 1.1 General Issues in Electronic Commerce.- 1.2. Commerce on the WWW.- 1.3. Electronic Data Interchange.- 1.4. Electronic Banking.- 1.5. Industry Case Studies.- General Issues in Electronic Commerce.- 2.The Impact of Interorganizational Networks on Buyer-Seller Relationships.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Electronic Interorganizational Networks and Organizational Forms.- 2.3. Empirical Investigations of Electronic Networks and Interorganizational Relationships.- 2.4. Discussion and Conclusions.- 2.5. References.- 3. The Link between Information Strategy andl£)