also discussed. Keywords: online group buying; consumer acceptance and continuance. INTRODUCTION The rapid growth of information technology (IT), the Internet, and the e-commerce boom have created significant opportunities that are characterized by a lack of spatial boundaries [43]. Dawson [9] suggests that three particular types of IT investment have led retailers to become more profitable: (1) knowledgebased investments provide more creative ways to run enterprises; (2) alliance-based investments
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relatively new job sector made available through accounting and the Internet has come to existence with the assistance of E-accounting. The first electronic spreadsheet was designed in developed in 1979, following the creation of the first successful PC created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozinak. Bob Frankston and Dan Brinklin developed the first electronic spreadsheet for the Apple II created by Steve Jobs and named the spreadsheet program, “VisiCalc”. The creation of VisiCalc turned out to be one of
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1.Introduction In the era of technology all activities are being conducted with the help of technology in all over the world. Now it is considered that ‘information is power’ and so the widely used term ‘information’ is combined with ‘technology’ that encompasses the term ‘information technology’. Information technology generally means processing and distribution of data using computer hardware and software, telecommunications and digital electronics. So the common medium of information technology
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2.2.1 Information assurance According to Jacobson (2011), Information assurance (IA) is the practice of managing information-related risks. More specifically, IA practitioners seek to protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring confidentiality, integrity, authentication, availability, and non-repudiation. These goals are relevant whether the information is in storage, processing, or transit, and whether threatened by malice or accident. In other words, IA is the process of
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Draft Final Report E-Commerce in Bangladesh: Status, Potential and Constraints Najmul Hossain December 2000 A report prepared for JOBS/IRIS Program of USAID. The author gratefully acknowledges comments received from Thierry Van Bastelaer, Catherine Mann, Dewan Alamgir, Asif Khan, Abu Saeed Khan, Tahmina Begum, Shabnam Nadiya and Tonmoy Bashar. The views and analyses in the paper do not necessarily reflect the official position of the IRIS Center, the University of Maryland or that of USAID
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to 8.8 million. Penetration of the internet, however, is comparatively lower at 6.9 percent of the population in 2009 compared to the world average of 26.8 percent (Internet World Stats, 2010), pointing to growth potential in the Indian market. Electronic payment in India is also steadily increasing thanks to a large young population with growing disposable incomes. There is evidence that the current economic crisis encourages online shopping as more and more Indian shoppers are motivated to compare
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Introduction Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. The company also produces consumer electronics—notably the Amazon Kindle e-book reader and the Kindle Fire tablet—and is a major provider of cloud computing services. Jeff Bezos incorporated the company (as Cadabra) in July 1994, and the site went online as amazon.com in 1995. Amazon.com started as an online
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Essential of MIS (9th edition) Chapter 1 1) As discussed in the chapter opening case, the Yankees' use of information systems in their new stadium can be seen as an effort to achieve which of the primary business objectives? A) Operational excellence B) Survival C) Customer and supplier intimacy D) Improved decision making 2) Journalist Thomas Friedman's description of the world as "flat" referred to: A) the flattening of economic and cultural advantages of developed countries. B)
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Delivering Happiness at Zappos.com | Supply Chain Management | Submitted To : Raghuram Jayaraman Submitted By: Kiran Khokhar Divya Jain | Table of Contents S.No. | Content | Page No. | 1. | Agile Supply Chain and its Process | 3 | 2. | E-Business | 10 | 3. | Case Study – Zappos.Com | 13 | 4. | Flow Chart | 17 | 5. | Conclusion | 20 | 6. | References | 23 | Agile Supply
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HND Business E-Business Integrated Assignment 2014/15 Tiarnan Farquhar Table of Contents 1.1 Introduction to the environment in which e business is conducted and business transaction types 1.2 The benefits and barriers to businesses considering an on-line presence 1.3 Security and legislative issues facing an on-line business 1.4 The models of communication available to an e-business and their application 3.1 The different e-business models that
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