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B2B: How to Build a Profitable E-commerce Strategy » Read Now
by Michael J. Cunningham. 206 pgs.

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Companies on the Internet fast track are all abuzz about the unquestionable potential of B2B e-commerce. Reliable estimates suggest that a trillion dollars will be transacted over the Web in the next few years -- and the bulk of that will occur in the business-to-business space. For all of the...
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Companies on the Internet fast track are all abuzz about the unquestionable potential of B2B e-commerce. Reliable estimates suggest that a trillion dollars will be transacted over the Web in the next few years -- and the bulk of that will occur in the business-to-business space. For all of the discussion, however, this vast frontier of Internet commerce is still unexplored by most companies with the potential to profit. They simply don't know how to get started.
B2B provides the first definitive blueprint for creating a profitable business-to-business Web strategy. It describes huge B2B success stories such as Cisco Systems and Dell Computer, and smaller trailblazers including VerticalNet and eCredit.com, to illustrate how any company can navigate this space. Written by a frontrunner in the field, B2B breaks down a previously cryptic topic into easy-to-understand steps, and provides a how-to game plan for succeeding at the greatest opportunity yet in online commerce.
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Business in a Virtual World: Exploiting Information for Competitive Advantage » Read Now
by Fiona Czerniawska, Gavin Potter. 245 pgs.

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Written for those involved in business, this book looks at the impact of the information revolution and shows how companies can exploit information for competitive advantage. A practical guide which also includes case studies of various organisations.
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Under the Radar: Starting Your Net Business without Venture Capital » Read Now
by Arnold Kling. 262 pgs.

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In this distinctive and timely guide, Arnold Kling, an experienced "Netstrapper" who sold his Internet company for $85 million, reveals how he and so many like him are building enduring Web companies by combining traditional entrepreneurial scrappiness with pragmatic adoption of technologies. These...
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In this distinctive and timely guide, Arnold Kling, an experienced "Netstrapper" who sold his Internet company for $85 million, reveals how he and so many like him are building enduring Web companies by combining traditional entrepreneurial scrappiness with pragmatic adoption of technologies. These are the businesses -- low frills and niche -- that the Web was really built for. In this book he shares their success stories. Along the way he provides practical coaching on every important aspect of launching a solid Internet enterprise -- from evaluating business ideas to finding the most suitable partners to raising capital. His step-by-step guide will help you map out a robust plan and launch a business that is free from market turbulence and investor control.
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Trust and Loyalty in Electronic Commerce: An Agency Theory Perspective » Read Now
by Zeinab Karake-Shalhoub. 225 pgs.

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Karake-Shalhoub uses agency theory to ground her empirical analysis of more than 100 e-commerce firms in this highly readable examination of trust in e-commerce relational exchanges. The timeliness of this study--the first of its kind--and its unique agency-theory perspective allow for an analysis...
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Karake-Shalhoub uses agency theory to ground her empirical analysis of more than 100 e-commerce firms in this highly readable examination of trust in e-commerce relational exchanges. The timeliness of this study--the first of its kind--and its unique agency-theory perspective allow for an analysis of the appropriateness of e-business and e-commerce for certain businesses.
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The E-Bay Phenomenon: Business Secrets behind the World's Hottest Internet Company » Read Now
by David Bunnell, Richard A. Luecke. 210 pgs.

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The buzz about The ebay Phenomenon "David Bunnell's portrayal of eBay paints a picture of one of the most daring, fanatically innovative, customer-centric companies on the planet. It demonstrates how a small, driven group of people can listen to customers and reinvent the world-inspiring!"-David...
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The buzz about The ebay Phenomenon "David Bunnell's portrayal of eBay paints a picture of one of the most daring, fanatically innovative, customer-centric companies on the planet. It demonstrates how a small, driven group of people can listen to customers and reinvent the world-inspiring!"-David Siegel, author, Futurize Your Enterprise "Read The eBay Phenomenon if you want the inside account of how this innovative company became one of the decade's greatest business success stories. Regardless of what business you're in, David Bunnell's exciting chronicle offers valuable lessons and a riveting narrative."-Eric Nee, Senior Writer, Fortune
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Preparing for Electronic Commerce in Asia » Read Now
by Douglas Bullis. 280 pgs.

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Just as the crash of 1929 did not presage the downfall of the United States, neither will the economic crisis of 1997 mean the end of the rise of Asia and the Pacific Rim. Leading them out of a temporary setback, says Bullis, will be the new high-tech sectors of their economies: information...
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Just as the crash of 1929 did not presage the downfall of the United States, neither will the economic crisis of 1997 mean the end of the rise of Asia and the Pacific Rim. Leading them out of a temporary setback, says Bullis, will be the new high-tech sectors of their economies: information services, communication technology, and electronic delivery systems such as e-commerce and e-business. His book is thus a non-technical look at the state of information technology (IT) and how people in the emerging Asia marketplace are thinking about it, especially in places like Singapore and Malaysia, the only two countries in the region pursuing the sorts of large-scale information infrastructure projects that will eventually determine the region's long term commerce in IT. Not a state of the technology book but a "state of the mindset book," it offers businesspeople worldwide an important understanding of this vast and burgeoning market for their products and services, insights that will help decision makers recognize the big mistakes they can make before they make them. An important and fascinating study for executives in all industries that hope to do business in the still vital Asian market.
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Cybercash: The Coming Era of Electronic Money » Read Now
by Robert Guttmann. 269 pgs.

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Cybercash refers to the creation and circulation of online money. Guttman applies economic analysis to this electronic money to understand how it will enable the internet to re-establish itself as the dynamic center of the new economy and how this new money form will become the dominant payment...
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Cybercash refers to the creation and circulation of online money. Guttman applies economic analysis to this electronic money to understand how it will enable the internet to re-establish itself as the dynamic center of the new economy and how this new money form will become the dominant payment mechanism rivaling cash, paper checks or credit cards. This will be the first book to look at the coming era of electronic money within the broader context of the economy.
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Regulating Cyberspace: The Policies and Technologies of Control (Chap. 4 "Electronic Commerce and the Network Economy") » Read Now
by Richard A. Spinello. 252 pgs.

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This visionary book presents an interdisciplinary and cogent approach to the issue of Internet governance and control. By examining five critical areas in which the tension between freedom and control is most palpable--fair competition and open access, free expression, intellectual property, privacy...
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This visionary book presents an interdisciplinary and cogent approach to the issue of Internet governance and control. By examining five critical areas in which the tension between freedom and control is most palpable--fair competition and open access, free expression, intellectual property, privacy rights, and security--Spinello guides the reader on a tour of the emerging body of law and public policy that has attempted to control the anarchy of cyberspace. In so doing, he defends the credo of Internet self-regulation, asserting that the same powerful and flexible architectures that created the Internet as we know it today can be relied upon to aid the private sector in arriving at a workable, decentralized regulatory regime. Except in certain circumstances that require government involvement, self-regulation is not only viable but is a highly preferred alternative to the forced uniformity that centralized structures tend to impose.
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The E-Business Workplace: Discovering the Power of Enterprise Portals » Read Now
by Dave Duray, Matthias Vering. 244 pgs.

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Make The E-Business Workplace Work For You From the consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers and SAP come the keys to understanding and taking advantage of the most exciting development in the world of business technology-the e-business workplace. Written in language that is accessible to all...
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Make The E-Business Workplace Work For You From the consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers and SAP come the keys to understanding and taking advantage of the most exciting development in the world of business technology-the e-business workplace. Written in language that is accessible to all executives and managers, in any company and industry-not just to information technology professionals-the authors explain how this user-oriented, people-friendly technology can transform your organization by empowering collaboration among its employees and value network partners. Here are answers to such critical questions as: How can you use workplace technology to move from integration to true collaboration? What are the advantages of a truly people-friendly technology? Does workplace technology add value? How are roles different from jobs, and how does the e-business workplace use roles to help people perform their jobs more effectively and efficiently? What are the components of workplace technology software, and how do you choose a product best suited to your organization? Can the e-business workplace help your organization manage change? Where does workplace technology fit within the broader e-business context? Can the e-business workplace help your organization achieve its vision? In answering these questions, the authors support their conclusions with numerous real-world examples that move the theory behind workplace technology into practice. The E-Business Workplace also provides insights and knowledge found nowhere else, based on the thousands of technology implementations in which they and their organizations have been integrally involved. Take this opportunity to learn about a critically important technology that may be the defining factor in determining success and failure in an increasingly complex Internet-enabled economy.
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Effective Business Intelligence Systems ("Merger of Traditional E-commerce with the Internet, Intranets, and Extranets" begins on p. 148) » Read Now
by Robert J. Thierauf. 371 pgs.

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One step above knowledge management systems are business intelligence systems. Their purpose is to give decision makers a better understanding of their organization's operations, and thus another way to outmaneuver the competition, by helping to find and extract the meaningful relationships, trends...
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One step above knowledge management systems are business intelligence systems. Their purpose is to give decision makers a better understanding of their organization's operations, and thus another way to outmaneuver the competition, by helping to find and extract the meaningful relationships, trends, and correlations that underlie the organization's operations and ultimately contribute to its success. Thierauf also shows that by tying critical success factors and key performance indicators into business intelligence systems, an organization's most important financial ratios can also be improved. Thierauf's book will advance the knowledge and skills of all information systems providers and users
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Territoriality and the Governance of Cyberspace, in Journal of International Business Studies » Read Now
by Stephen J. Kobrin. 18 pgs.

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Determinants of Governance Structure for the Electronic Value Chain: Resource Dependency and Transaction Costs Perspectives, in Journal of Business Strategies » Read Now
by Howard S. Rasheed, Scott W. Geiger. 18 pgs.

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Consumer Perception of E-service Quality: From Internet Purchaser and Non-purchaser Perspectives, in Journal of Business Strategies » Read Now
by Zhilin Yang, Minjoon Jun. 23 pgs.

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Advertising and the World Wide Web » Read Now
by David W. Schumann, Esther Thorson. 317 pgs.

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The Internet and E-Commerce: A Hawksmere Report » Read Now
by Peter Carey. 96 pgs.

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Supported by essential legal considerations, useful addresses, and web sites, this book provides businesses with valuable information for safeguarding their e-commerce business.