E-commerce has substantially affected the business world in the recent, and its importance is expected to continue increasing in future. Since implementing B2B e-commerce in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a long-term commitment and such enterprises are more limited in terms of resources than large enterprises, the predicted value of successful implementation is extremely useful in decid...

In the competitive investment environment of B2B E-commerce platform, the first mover has the advantage of network externality while the followers have the advantage of declining IT cost. Aimed to investigate the optimal Information Technology (IT) investment timing strategy under the interplay of network effect and declining IT cost, this paper develops an option game model under the uncertain...

This paper presents findings from a study examining the diffusion and adoption of online retailing in Saudi Arabia. Although the country has the largest and fastest growing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector in the Arab region, growth in e-commerce activities has not progressed at a commensurate rate. In general, Saudi retailers have not kept pace with the global growth of ...

The implementation of businesstobusiness electronic commerce (B2B e-commerce) is being categorized as a system with high degree of difficulty since it involves complexity of the multiple relationships and interactions between trading partners. Thus, for Small Medium Enterprise (SME) to partake in the B2B e-commerce activities, they need to have attained some reasonable level of e-readiness meas...

In light of the new interest in remote application hosting, or application service provision (ASP), this study aims at empirically testing the ASP Intention Model (AIM), by surveying 143 decision makers in organizations. The model, based on institutional theories, reflects factors affecting organizational intention to adopt remote application hosting: perceived business benefits of ASP, perceiv...

This paper discusses the current status and issues regarding Web-Coin, a newly emerging e-payment form in China. Web-coin has been well accepted in China due to its efficient and convenient payment features. The paper also discusses some ongoing controversial issues with Web-Coin, including regulation problems and the potential risks. This paper is intended to be a valuable reference and implic...

A request from a powerful customer to use B2B e-commerce is a significant external stimulus for a supplier. Indications from extant research that considers the determinants of EDI adoption are that when customer power is exercised, supplier benefits from B2B e-commerce are typically diminished in the short term. However, with more information becoming available to suppliers using a wider range ...

Compared to business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce, business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce is larger, growing faster and has less unequal geographical distribution globally. In this paper, we examine the current stage of B2B e-commerce development across four global regions and propose a model to explain the magnitude and global distribution of B2B e-commerce activities. Our analysis indicates th...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship between the use of business to business (B2B) e-commerce enabling technologies and infrastructure, cooperative partnerships between trading partners, firm performance, and a “systems” view of strategy formulation processes. Design/methodology/approach – A structural model has been developed from a survey of Australian companies. Th...

Consumers’ ability to purchase goods and services from anywhere and at any time is a critical factor in the ubiquity of e-commerce. Credit cards enable a medium of exchange that facilitates the global e-commerce marketplace. Credit card providers’ and bank account service sites provide powerful tools for the individual to manage their credit card accounts, and allowing payment of monthly credit...