TY - BOOK
T1 - Global e-Commerce
T2 - Impacts of national environment and policy
AU - Kraemer, Kenneth L.
AU - Dedrick, Jason
AU - Melville, Nigel P.
AU - Zhu, Kevin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Cambridge University Press 2006 and Cambridge University Press 2009.
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - Are the Internet and e-commerce truly revolutionizing business practice? This book, first published in 2006, explodes the transformation myth by demonstrating that the Internet and e-commerce are in fact being adapted by firms to reinforce their existing relationships with customers, suppliers, and business partners. Detailed case studies of eight countries show that, rather than creating a borderless global economy, e-commerce strongly reflects existing local patterns of commerce, business, and consumer preference, and its impact therefore varies greatly by country. Paradoxically, while e-commerce is increasing the efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness of firms, it is also increasing the complexity of their environments as they have to deal with more business partners and also face greater competition from other firms. This incisive analysis of the diffusion and impact of e-business provides academic researchers, graduates, and MBA students with a solid basis for understanding its likely evolution.
AB - Are the Internet and e-commerce truly revolutionizing business practice? This book, first published in 2006, explodes the transformation myth by demonstrating that the Internet and e-commerce are in fact being adapted by firms to reinforce their existing relationships with customers, suppliers, and business partners. Detailed case studies of eight countries show that, rather than creating a borderless global economy, e-commerce strongly reflects existing local patterns of commerce, business, and consumer preference, and its impact therefore varies greatly by country. Paradoxically, while e-commerce is increasing the efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness of firms, it is also increasing the complexity of their environments as they have to deal with more business partners and also face greater competition from other firms. This incisive analysis of the diffusion and impact of e-business provides academic researchers, graduates, and MBA students with a solid basis for understanding its likely evolution.
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U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511488603
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511488603
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84927069336
SN - 0521848229
SN - 9780521848220
BT - Global e-Commerce
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -